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Messali Hadj

1898 - 1974

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Ahmed Ben Messali Hadj (Arabic: أحمد مصالي الحاج, romanized: Aḥmad Miṣālī al-Ḥājj; May 16, 1898 – June 3, 1974; commonly known as Messali Hadj, Arabic: مصالي الحاج) was an Algerian nationalist politician dedicated to the independence of his homeland from French colonial rule. He is often called the "father" of Algerian nationalism. He co-founded the Étoile nord-africaine, and founded the Parti du peuple algérien and the Mouvement pour le triomphe des libertés démocratiques before dissociating himself from the armed struggle for Independence in 1954. He also founded the Mouvement national algérien to counteract the ongoing efforts of the Front de libération nationale. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Messali Hadj is the 10,445th most popular politician (down from 9,238th in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Algeria (down from 74th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Algerian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Messali Hadj ranks 10,445 out of 19,576. Before him are Mihrişah Kadın, Josip Manolić, John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt, Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum, Matsudaira Sadanobu, and Georg I, Count of Württemberg-Mömpelgard. After him are Hyperbolus, Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony, Ramón Castillo, William Joyce, Birger Brosa, and Virius Nicomachus Flavianus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Messali Hadj ranks 122. Before him are Marcel Griaule, Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria, Josep Sunyol, Vladimir Dekanozov, Kaj Munk, and Pavel Urysohn. After him are Karl Koller, Vilhelm Moberg, Ada Blackjack, Benjamin Fondane, Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt, and Étienne Decroux. Among people deceased in 1974, Messali Hadj ranks 103. Before him are Jim Bausch, Manuel A. Odría, Vladimir Smirnov, Kurt Atterberg, Christine Chubbuck, and Bert Patenaude. After him are Anfilogino Guarisi, Lev Oborin, Antanas Sniečkus, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Spyridon Marinatos, and Yekaterina Furtseva.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Messali Hadj ranks 81 out of 213. Before him are Mohammed Dib (1920), Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi (1787), Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre (1810), Abdelmalek Sellal (1948), Émile Boirac (1851), and Françoise Arnoul (1931). After him are Albert Soboul (1914), Abdelhamid Ben Badis (1889), Mouloud Feraoun (1913), Françoise Fabian (1933), Quintus Lollius Urbicus (150), and Yasmina Khadra (1955).

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Among POLITICIANS In Algeria

Among politicians born in Algeria, Messali Hadj ranks 32. Before him are Kusaila (640), Lakhdar Brahimi (1934), Ahmed Ouyahia (1952), Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi (1787), Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre (1810), and Abdelmalek Sellal (1948). After him are Quintus Lollius Urbicus (150), Abderrahmane Farès (1911), Fernand Bouisson (1874), Abdelaziz Djerad (1954), Abdelaziz Belkhadem (1945), and Ali Benflis (1944).

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