Belkacem Radjef
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Belkacem Radjef was born in Fort-National (today Larbaâ Nath Irathen, Tizi Ouzou Province
), Algeria
and spent 32 years of his life in the fight to liberate Algeria from French colonialism. He joined the first movement for independence, L'Etoile Nord Africaine, in 1930. He became its Treasurer in 1933 and was one of its president's, Messali Hadj
, two principal lieutenants and advisors during the 1930's.
He was voted onto the thirty member central committee of the Etoile Nord-Africaine
(ENA) and remained in this position through both subsequent renaming of the organization: the Parti du Peuple Algerien in 1937 and the Mouvement pour le Triomphe des Libertés Démocratiques in 1946. The start of the Algerian War of Independence
on November 1st, 1954 marked the merger of the military, religious, and political liberation associations into the Front de Libération nationale
(FLN). Radjef became a permanent member of this organization's central committee in 1956 and remained so until the Algerian Independence in 1962.
He then joined the new Algerian government as a special attaché to the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs (Bachir Boumaza). At the same time he founded Le Secours National Algerien, whose mission was to feed, lodge, and educate the neglected shoe-shining youth of the colonial era. Radjef retired in 1978.
Personal Life:
Radjef had three children with his French wife, Reine Bulot: Tarek, Yamina, and Patrick (né Amar).
Tizi Ouzou Province
Tizi Ouzou is a province in Algeria, named after its capital.-Administrative divisions:The province is divided into 21 districts , which are further divided into 67 communes or municipalities.-Districts:# Aïn El Hammam...
), Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
and spent 32 years of his life in the fight to liberate Algeria from French colonialism. He joined the first movement for independence, L'Etoile Nord Africaine, in 1930. He became its Treasurer in 1933 and was one of its president's, Messali Hadj
Messali Hadj
Ahmed Ben Messali Hadj was an Algerian nationalist politician dedicated to the independence of his homeland from France...
, two principal lieutenants and advisors during the 1930's.
He was voted onto the thirty member central committee of the Etoile Nord-Africaine
Étoile Nord-Africaine
The Étoile Nord-Africaine or ENA was an early Algerian nationalist organization founded in 1926. It was dissolved first in 1929, then reorganised in 1933 but was later finally dissolved in 1937...
(ENA) and remained in this position through both subsequent renaming of the organization: the Parti du Peuple Algerien in 1937 and the Mouvement pour le Triomphe des Libertés Démocratiques in 1946. The start of the Algerian War of Independence
Algerian War of Independence
The Algerian War was a conflict between France and Algerian independence movements from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria's gaining its independence from France...
on November 1st, 1954 marked the merger of the military, religious, and political liberation associations into the Front de Libération nationale
National Liberation Front (Algeria)
The National Liberation Front is a socialist political party in Algeria. It was set up on November 1, 1954 as a merger of other smaller groups, to obtain independence for Algeria from France.- Anticolonial struggle :...
(FLN). Radjef became a permanent member of this organization's central committee in 1956 and remained so until the Algerian Independence in 1962.
He then joined the new Algerian government as a special attaché to the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs (Bachir Boumaza). At the same time he founded Le Secours National Algerien, whose mission was to feed, lodge, and educate the neglected shoe-shining youth of the colonial era. Radjef retired in 1978.
Personal Life:
Radjef had three children with his French wife, Reine Bulot: Tarek, Yamina, and Patrick (né Amar).