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Mouloud Mammeri

1917–1989Kabylie
📖Their story

Novelist, anthropologist and tireless researcher of Berber culture, Mouloud Mammeri devoted his life to collecting poems, stories and grammatical knowledge of Tamazight.

Why they matter

His work is foundational for the modern recognition of Amazigh language and identity in Algeria.

💡Did you know?

The cancellation of one of his lectures in 1980 helped trigger the "Berber Spring" in Kabylie.

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