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Ali Kafi
El Harrouch (Skikda), Algeria
Archival Overview
ALN Colonel who commanded Wilaya II (Constantinois) following the death of Zighoud Youcef, later serving as President of the High Council of State from 1992 to 1994.
Biographical Record
Ali Kafi studied at the Ben Badis Institute in Constantine before joining the clandestine nationalist movement. Following the outbreak of the 1954 Revolution, he served under Didouche Mourad and Zighoud Youcef, actively participating in the historic August 1955 North Constantinois offensive.
Promoted to Colonel and supreme commander of Wilaya II in 1957, Kafi successfully preserved revolutionary organization across eastern Algeria. Following the assassination of Mohamed Boudiaf in June 1992, Kafi assumed the presidency of the High Council of State, steering the country through extreme civil strife.
Key Life Milestones
Commander of Wilaya II (Constantinois)
Assumed military command of eastern Algeria, maintaining front-line operations against colonial pacification.
Commander of Wilaya II (Constantinois)
Assumed military command of eastern Algeria, maintaining front-line operations against colonial pacification.
Commander of Wilaya II (Constantinois)
Assumed military command of eastern Algeria, maintaining front-line operations against colonial pacification.
President of the High Council of State
Assumed the presidency of the state following the tragic assassination of President Mohamed Boudiaf.
President of the High Council of State
Assumed the presidency of the state following the tragic assassination of President Mohamed Boudiaf.
President of the High Council of State
Assumed the presidency of the state following the tragic assassination of President Mohamed Boudiaf.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialAlgiers, Algeria