This man is Hocine Aït Ahmed, an Algerian politician born in 1926 who died in 2015. He was one of the principal leaders of Algerian war. He joined the conflict when he was 15 years old. After the Algerian independence, in 1962, due to multiples disagreements, he decides to leave the principal political party in Algeria, FLN ( National Liberation Front), to create the principal opposition party FFS ( Socialists Forces Front). Since then, he fought tirelessly for democracy in Algeria and went to multiples international convention to change Algeria’s future.
This man is one of my principal inspiration because no matter how many obstacles or enemies there were, he never gave up and always defended the interests of the people. Even after being imprisoned, sentenced to death, forced into exile, he still had hope when everyone around had given up. I’m convinced that all country needs more man like him and that he should be an inspiration to everyone that considers justice and democracy as absolute priorities.
-Samy Lakabi
Lovers and Fighters | Section 22 