Zoulikha Oudai
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Zoulikha Oudai 🇩🇿

زوخيخة عدي (Known as "Yamna Oudai")
Intelligence Officer, Revolutionary Martyr, Heroine of Cherchell
Born May 07, 1911 🇩🇿 Hadjout, Algeria
Passed Away Oct 25, 1957 Cherchell, Algeria
Lifespan 46 years old
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"My sons have fallen for freedom; do not weep for me, weep for those who live on their knees."

Archival Overview

Legendary intelligence officer and logistical coordinator for the FLN in the Cherchell region, who endured brutal torture without breaking and was thrown from a military helicopter.

Biographical Record

Yamna Oudai, celebrated by her code name Zoulikha, joined the Algerian Revolution after colonial forces executed her husband and son. Appointed by Colonel Si M'Hamed to oversee finances, medical supplies, and intelligence for the ALN across the Chenoua mountains, she ran an intricate underground network.

Arrested by French paratroopers in October 1957, she was paraded in chains through the streets of Cherchell to intimidate the population, answering with defiant patriotic slogans. After enduring ten days of merciless interrogation without yielding a single name, she was pushed to her death from a helicopter; her body was only discovered and identified decades later in 1984.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Cherchell Martyrs Cemetery
Cherchell, Algeria
GPS: 36.6083, 2.1931
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