Benali Boudghène
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| name = Dghine Benali
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| native_name = بن علي دغين بودغن
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| other_name = Colonel Lotfi, Si Brahim
| nickname = Colonel Lotfi
| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|05|05}}
| birth_place = Tlemcen, French Algeria
(present-day Algeria)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1960|03|27|1934|05|05}}
| death_place = Béchar, French Algeria
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| placeofburial = El Alia Cemetery
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| serviceyears = 1954–1960
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Benali Dghine Boudghene (Arabic: بن علي دغين بودغن; May 5, 1934 – March 27, 1960), commonly known as Colonel Lotfi,{{cite book|author=Mohamed Sifaoui|title=Histoire secrète de l'Algérie indépendante: L'État-DRS|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r8MeAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT36|date=2014-03-20|publisher=Nouveau Monde éditions|isbn=978-2-36583-929-7|pages=36–}} was born on 5 May 1934 in Tlemcen in Algeria.{{cite book|author1=Benjamin Stora|author2=Renaud de Rochebrune|title=La guerre d'Algérie vue par les Algériens (Tome 2) - De la bataille d'Alger à l'indépendance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ES6PDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT123|date=2016-10-13|publisher=Editions Denoël|isbn=978-2-207-11193-2|pages=123–}}
Benali was an Algerian leader in the Algerian War, organising the Wilaya V from 1958 to 1960.
He first worked as a Political leader with the National Liberation Front then moved to fighting in battlefield; he was killed in Béchar by French troops in 1960 {{cite book|author=Achour Cheurfi|title=La révolution algérienne (1954-1962): Dictionnaire biographique|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gXpyAAAAMAAJ|year=2004|publisher=Casbah éditions|isbn=978-9961-64-478-2}}
Biography
He was born on May 7, 1934, in Tlemcen in western Algeria.{{cite book|title=El-Moudjahid|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fDXlAAAAMAAJ|year=1962|publisher=Le Front|page=452}}
Joining the Liberation Front
He joined the National Liberation Front at an early age, and he could handle all the responsibilities as a young member very well and had a good reputation among other members until he decided to move to fight in the battlefield.
Death
Colonel Lotfi died in battle against French troops on March 27, 1960, two years before independence in a mountain in eastern Béchar.
Legacy
He is considered a national hero in Algeria.
The airport of Béchar, Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport was named after him.
A movie was produced with the name of "Lotfi" narrating his story and struggle against French rule in Algeria.
In Oran one of the biggest streets in the city has his name;[http://www.djazairess.com/fr/elwatan/422988 Akid Lotfi : un pôle d'attraction Oran], El Watan du 31/07/2013. a high school there is named after him.[http://www.djazairess.com/fr/horizons/124119 Près d'un millier d'absents et des évanouissements... : Oran], Horizons du 03/06/2013
See also
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20130125090155/http://www.highbeam.com/library/docfree.asp?DOCID=1G1:135843314&ctrlInfo=Round19:Mode19b:DocG:Result&ao= War in Algeria: the French experience]
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Category:National Liberation Front (Algeria) politicians