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| death_place = [[Casbah]], [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]]
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| death_cause = [[Killed in action]]
| organization = {{nowrap|[[Armée de Libération Nationale|Armée de Libération Nationale (ALN)]]}}
| organization = {{nowrap|[[Armée de Libération Nationale|Armée de Libération Nationale (ALN)]]}}
| movement = [[National Liberation Front (Algeria)|Front de Libération Nationale (FLN)]]
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'''Hassiba Ben Bouali''' ({{lang-ar|حسيبة بن بوعلي}}) (18 January 1938 – 9 October 1957) was a leader and fighter in the [[Algerian independence war]] (1954–62).
'''Hassiba Ben Bouali''' ({{langx|ar|حسيبة بن بوعلي}}) (18 January 1938 – 9 October 1957) was an Algerian militant and revolutionary figure of the [[Algerian War]].


==Biography==
She was born in [[Chlef|El-Asnam]] (Today, Chlef), [[Algeria]].<ref>{{cite book |author= Ghada Talhami |title= Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa |page= 55 |date= December 19, 2012 |publisher= his mother Naît Saada from Kabylie Scarecrow Press | isbn= 978-0810868588}}</ref> Her parents moved to [[Algiers]] in 1947, where she studied at the Lycée Delacroix (high-school). She joined the [[Scouting|Scout Movement]], and her travels made her aware of the conditions of the Algerian people under the colonial government. This motivated her to join the ''Union générale des étudiants musulmans algériens'' (General Union of Algerian Muslim Students) in 1954, at the age of 16. She participated in the [[Anti-imperialism|nationalist struggle]] until her death. In the 1957 [[Battle of Algiers (1956–57)|Battle of Algiers]], she and three companions including [[Ali La Pointe|Ali Ammar]] (aka ''Ali La Pointe'') were killed when French forces bombed their hideout in the [[Casbah of Algiers|Casbah]].
Hassiba Ben Bouali<ref>{{cite news|title=Hassiba, la femme d'exception!|newspaper=Al HuffPost Maghreb|date=14 February 2018|url=https://www.huffpostmaghreb.com/youcef-l-asnami/hassiba-la-femme-dexcepti_b_19229984.html|accessdate=20 April 2018|language=fr|archive-date=17 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217001009/https://www.huffpostmaghreb.com/youcef-l-asnami/hassiba-la-femme-dexcepti_b_19229984.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref> was born in [[Chlef|El-Asnam]] (Today, Chlef), Algeria,<ref>{{cite book |author= Ghada Talhami |title= Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa |page=55 |date= 2012 |publisher= Scarecrow Press | isbn= 978-0810868588}}</ref> into an aristocratic family.<ref name="rCF4483">{{cite book |first=Yves |last=Courrière |title=Le temps des léopards |location=Verviers/Paris |publisher=Marabout Université |year=1985 |pages=399–400 |isbn=978-2-501-00670-5 |language=fr}}</ref>


Her parents moved to [[Algiers]] in 1947, where she studied at the Lycée Delacroix (high-school). She joined the [[Scouting|Scout Movement]], and her travels made her aware of the conditions of the Algerian people under the colonial government. This motivated her to join the ''Union générale des étudiants musulmans algériens'' (General Union of Algerian Muslim Students) in 1954, at the age of 16. She participated in the [[Anti-imperialism|nationalist struggle]] until her death. In the 1957 [[Battle of Algiers (1956–57)|Battle of Algiers]], she and three companions including [[Ali La Pointe|Ali Ammar]] (aka ''Ali La Pointe'') were killed when French forces bombed their hideout in the [[Casbah of Algiers|Casbah]].
Benbouali was depicted in the movie ''[[The Battle of Algiers (film)|The Battle of Algiers]]'' by Italian director [[Gillo Pontecorvo]]. One of the largest avenues in Algiers and the University of [[Chlef]] were named after her.

Benbouali was depicted in the movie ''[[The Battle of Algiers (film)|The Battle of Algiers]]'' by actress Fusia El Kader. One of the largest avenues in Algiers and the university of [[Chlef]] were named after her.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:56, 13 November 2024

Hassiba Ben Bouali
حسيبة بن بوعلي
Bouali in 1955
Born
Hassiba Ben Bouali

(1938-01-18)18 January 1938
Died9 October 1957(1957-10-09) (aged 19)
Cause of deathKilled in action
Alma materUniversity of Algiers
OrganizationArmée de Libération Nationale (ALN)
Known forBattle of Algiers
MovementFront de Libération Nationale (FLN)

Hassiba Ben Bouali (Arabic: حسيبة بن بوعلي) (18 January 1938 – 9 October 1957) was an Algerian militant and revolutionary figure of the Algerian War.

Biography

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Hassiba Ben Bouali[1] was born in El-Asnam (Today, Chlef), Algeria,[2] into an aristocratic family.[3]

Her parents moved to Algiers in 1947, where she studied at the Lycée Delacroix (high-school). She joined the Scout Movement, and her travels made her aware of the conditions of the Algerian people under the colonial government. This motivated her to join the Union générale des étudiants musulmans algériens (General Union of Algerian Muslim Students) in 1954, at the age of 16. She participated in the nationalist struggle until her death. In the 1957 Battle of Algiers, she and three companions including Ali Ammar (aka Ali La Pointe) were killed when French forces bombed their hideout in the Casbah.

Benbouali was depicted in the movie The Battle of Algiers by actress Fusia El Kader. One of the largest avenues in Algiers and the university of Chlef were named after her.

References

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  1. ^ "Hassiba, la femme d'exception!". Al HuffPost Maghreb (in French). 14 February 2018. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  2. ^ Ghada Talhami (2012). Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa. Scarecrow Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0810868588.
  3. ^ Courrière, Yves (1985). Le temps des léopards (in French). Verviers/Paris: Marabout Université. pp. 399–400. ISBN 978-2-501-00670-5.
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