Algeria
•
16 views
Mohamed Chaabani
Ourlal (Biskra), Algeria
Archival Overview
Brilliant young guerrilla strategist who succeeded Si El Haouès at age twenty-five to command Wilaya VI, liberating massive tracts of the Algerian Sahara before independence.
Biographical Record
Mohamed Chaabani was an outstanding student at the Association of Algerian Muslim Ulema schools in Biskra before joining the ALN in the Aurès mountains at age twenty-one. Demonstrating exceptional strategic acumen, he became chief of staff to Colonel Si El Haouès.
Upon Si El Haouès's death in 1959, the 25-year-old Chaabani was promoted to Colonel—the youngest in the entire ALN. He reorganized the southern front, winning major engagements across the desert and triumphantly ensuring that the mineral-rich Sahara remained an integral part of independent Algeria.
Key Life Milestones
Promotion as Youngest Colonel of the ALN
Assumed command of Wilaya VI at age 25, directing desert mobile guerrilla columns.
Promotion as Youngest Colonel of the ALN
Assumed command of Wilaya VI at age 25, directing desert mobile guerrilla columns.
Promotion as Youngest Colonel of the ALN
Assumed command of Wilaya VI at age 25, directing desert mobile guerrilla columns.
Defense of Saharan Territorial Integrity
Preserved the full unity of Algerian national territory during the cease-fire and transition.
Defense of Saharan Territorial Integrity
Preserved the full unity of Algerian national territory during the cease-fire and transition.
Defense of Saharan Territorial Integrity
Preserved the full unity of Algerian national territory during the cease-fire and transition.
Memorial Guestbook & Tributes
0 messages recordedLeave a Respectful Tribute
Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialAlgiers, Algeria