Mouloud Feraoun
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Mouloud Feraoun was an Algeria
n writer and martyr of the Algerian revolution born in Tizi Hibel
, Kabylia. Some of his books, written in French
, have been translated into several languages including English
and German
. He was assassinated by the French OAS
on 15 March 1962.
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n writer and martyr of the Algerian revolution born in Tizi Hibel
Aït Mahmoud
Aït Mahmoud is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria....
, Kabylia. Some of his books, written in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, have been translated into several languages including English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
. He was assassinated by the French OAS
Organisation armée secrète
The Organisation de l'armée secrète was a short-lived, French far-right nationalist militant and underground organization during the Algerian War . The OAS used armed struggle in an attempt to prevent Algeria's independence...
on 15 March 1962.