Badji Mokhtar
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Badji Mokhtar 🇩🇿

باجي مختار (Known as "Badji Mokhtar")
Member of the Historic 22, Commander of the Souk Ahras Sector, First Martyr of the 22
Born Apr 17, 1919 🇩🇿 Annaba, Algeria
Passed Away Nov 19, 1954 Beni Salah Forest (Guelma / Souk Ahras), Algeria
Lifespan 35 years old
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"The spark we lit on November 1st will blaze until all of Algeria is free."

Archival Overview

Founding member of the Historic 22 who triggered the November 1954 revolution, commander of the Souk Ahras region, and first member of the 22 to fall as a martyr.

Biographical Record

Badji Mokhtar was born in Annaba and was an ardent activist in the PPA, the MTLD, and the paramilitary Special Organization (OS). Arrested and tortured after the discovery of the OS in 1950, his iron resolve remained unbroken.

In June 1954, he took part in the historic Meeting of the 22 in Clos-Salembier (Algiers) that resolved upon armed insurrection. Appointed commander of the strategic Souk Ahras-Guelma sector, he led the November 1st attacks. On November 19, 1954, his command post in the Beni Salah forest was surrounded by colonial troops; Badji Mokhtar fought to the last bullet, becoming the very first member of the Historic 22 to sacrifice his life.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Martyrs Cemetery of Medjez Sfa
Medjez Sfa (Guelma), Algeria
GPS: 36.4167, 7.7333
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