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Abdelhamid Mehri
El Khroub (Constantine), Algeria
Archival Overview
Venerable Algerian statesman, Minister of North African Affairs in the GPRA, and FLN Secretary-General who transformed the ruling party into a democratic force and co-signed the 1995 Sant'Egidio Peace Platform.
Biographical Record
Abdelhamid Mehri joined the Algerian People's Party (PPA) as a young man in Constantine, being arrested after the 1945 massacres. During the War of Independence, he served in the GPRA as Minister of North African Affairs and Social Affairs, fostering Maghrebi solidarity.
Serving later as Ambassador to France and Minister of Information, Mehri became Secretary-General of the FLN in 1988, courageously advocating for political pluralism and democratic competition. In 1995, he co-authored the Sant'Egidio Platform in Rome, seeking a peaceful negotiated resolution to the Algerian Civil War.
Key Life Milestones
Minister in the Provisional Government (GPRA)
Served in the founding revolutionary cabinet of Ferhat Abbas, directing diplomatic outreach.
Minister in the Provisional Government (GPRA)
Served in the founding revolutionary cabinet of Ferhat Abbas, directing diplomatic outreach.
Minister in the Provisional Government (GPRA)
Served in the founding revolutionary cabinet of Ferhat Abbas, directing diplomatic outreach.
Signature of the Sant'Egidio Peace Platform
Co-drafted the historic Rome peace covenant aimed at ending political violence and restoring Algerian democracy.
Signature of the Sant'Egidio Peace Platform
Co-drafted the historic Rome peace covenant aimed at ending political violence and restoring Algerian democracy.
Signature of the Sant'Egidio Peace Platform
Co-drafted the historic Rome peace covenant aimed at ending political violence and restoring Algerian democracy.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialAlgiers, Algeria