Exhibit room
Revolutionaries
βThe generation that lit the war of independence.β
12 figures1 eras4 regions
The generation of November 1954, organisers, strategists and martyrs who turned a clandestine network into a revolution and a revolution into a free state.
Why this collection matters
They paid for independence with their lives, and their names became the founding language of the republic, streets, schools and the collective memory of a nation born in 1962.
Featured stories
In this gallery
War of Independence (1954β1956)
Mostefa Ben BoulaΓ―d
Aurès
War of Independence (1954β1955)
Didouche Mourad
Constantine
War of Independence (1954β1957)
Larbi Ben M'hidi
National / Algeria-wide
War of Independence (1954β1962)
Krim Belkacem
Kabylie
War of Independence (1954β1962)
Rabah Bitat
Constantine
War of Independence (1954β1957)
Abane Ramdane
Kabylie
War of Independence (1955β1956)
Zighoud Youcef
Constantine
War of Independence (1954β1959)
Colonel Amirouche
Kabylie
Battle of Algiers (1956β1957)
Ali La Pointe
Algiers
Battle of Algiers (1957)
Hassiba Ben Bouali
Algiers
Battle of Algiers (1957)
Djamila Bouhired
Algiers
War of Independence (late 1950s)
Djamila Boupacha
Algiers
Curator's note
βThe generation of November 1954, organisers, strategists and martyrs who turned a clandestine network into a revolution and a revolution into a free state.β
, Museum curator
Guided walk
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A guided tour through the Hall of Legends, room by room.