Commandant Lakhdar Bouragaa
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Commandant Lakhdar Bouragaa 🇩🇿

لخضر بورقعة (Known as "Bouragaa")
Commandant in ALN Wilaya 4, Co-Founder of the FFS, Moral Conscience of Free Algeria
Born Mar 15, 1933 🇩🇿 El Omaria (Médéa), Algeria
Passed Away Nov 04, 2020 Algiers, Algeria
Lifespan 87 years old
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"I took up arms so that the Algerian people would be sovereign, not to substitute one master for another."

Archival Overview

Heroic ALN commander in Wilaya 4 and co-founder of the FFS, who remained an unbending champion of democracy and popular sovereignty until his death at age 87.

Biographical Record

Lakhdar Bouragaa deserted the French military in 1956 to join the National Liberation Army (ALN) in Wilaya 4, rapidly rising through valor and tactical skill to the rank of Commandant. He commanded the famous Katiba Zoubiria, inflicting heavy losses on colonial forces throughout the Ouarsenis and Blida Atlas.

Following independence, Bouragaa co-founded the Front of Socialist Forces (FFS) alongside Hocine Aït Ahmed in 1963. In 2019, at age 86, he became an inspiring patriarchal icon of the peaceful popular Hirak movement, imprisoned for refusing to compromise on civilian democracy and winning the adoration of millions of young Algerians.

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Final Resting Place

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Sidi Yahia Cemetery
Algiers, Algeria
GPS: 36.7450, 3.0333
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