Exhibit room
Revolutionaries
“The generation that lit the war of independence.”
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 (1954–1956)
Mostefa Ben Boulaïd
Aurès
War of Independence (1954–1955)
Didouche Mourad
Constantine
War of Independence (1954–1957)
Larbi Ben M'hidi
National / Algeria-wide
War of Independence (1954–1962)
Krim Belkacem
Kabylie
War of Independence (1954–1962)
Rabah Bitat
Constantine
War of Independence (1954–1957)
Abane Ramdane
Kabylie
War of Independence (1955–1956)
Zighoud Youcef
Constantine
War of Independence (1954–1959)
Colonel Amirouche
Kabylie
Battle of Algiers (1956–1957)
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
“The generation of November 1954, organisers, strategists and martyrs who turned a clandestine network into a revolution and a revolution into a free state.”
Museum curator
Guided walk
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