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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.