Benboulaid

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Moustfa Benboulaïd (b. 1917; d. 1956) was the 'father' of the Algerian revolution (1954 - 1962).

Moustfa Benboulaid (also Mostefa Ben Boulaïd) was born to a peasant family in the impoverished Aurès (Awras) mountain region. Benboulaid was an enterprising man who owned many bus lines. Colonial authorities terminated his business license After he won the local elections in "Arris" . He was seen as a threat for the so-called French Algeria.He met with other nationalists, and demanded immediate action against colonialism.

He played an important role in establishing "CRUA"; "The Revolutionary Committee for Unity and Action" (le Comité Révolutionnaire d'Unité et d'Action), the parent organization of the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN; National Liberation Front), which earned him his reputation as one of the nine historic chiefs of the revolution.

Troops in the Aurès under his command opened the Algerian war of independence with attacks on 31 October and 1 November 1954.

Benboulaid was captured by the French in February 1955, but he escaped in November. Resuming his guerrilla command, he died in March 1956 while examining a booby-trapped field radio (According to the official version).

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