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Mohamed Khider
Biskra, Algeria
Archival Overview
Pioneering Algerian revolutionary leader, member of the historic 'Nine Chiefs' of the FLN, and manager of the revolutionary war treasury who oversaw the international logistics of the ALN.
Biographical Record
Mohamed Khider was a veteran Algerian nationalist militant who was elected to the French National Assembly in 1946 for Algiers, using his parliamentary immunity to transport funds and weapons for the clandestine Organisation Spéciale.
Escaping to Cairo in 1951, he formed the FLN's external delegation alongside Ben Bella and Aït Ahmed. Following independence in 1962, he served as Secretary-General of the FLN Political Bureau before entering political opposition, where he was tragically assassinated in Madrid in 1967.
Key Life Milestones
External Procurement and Arms Logistics of the FLN
Coordinated weapons shipments and diplomatic support from Arab capitals for the emerging revolution.
External Procurement and Arms Logistics of the FLN
Coordinated weapons shipments and diplomatic support from Arab capitals for the emerging revolution.
External Procurement and Arms Logistics of the FLN
Coordinated weapons shipments and diplomatic support from Arab capitals for the emerging revolution.
Secretary-General of the First Post-Independence FLN Bureau
Directed the administrative reorganization of the Algerian state following national independence.
Secretary-General of the First Post-Independence FLN Bureau
Directed the administrative reorganization of the Algerian state following national independence.
Secretary-General of the First Post-Independence FLN Bureau
Directed the administrative reorganization of the Algerian state following national independence.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialTetouan, Morocco