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Women fulfilled a number of different functions during the Algerian War (1954–1962). The majority of Muslim women who became active participants did so on the side of the National Liberation Front (FLN).
Prior to the war of independence, women were in general excluded from the political life. Even though Algerian women had a big role in the war of independence, in the immediate postwar period after 1962 women’s roles as combatants and fighters were removed from the historical narrative by a “patriarchal nationalist movement”. [28]
Pages in category "Women in the Algerian War" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Danièle Minne took part in the student strike in 1956 and joined the rebellion of Algerian nationalists under the name of Djamila. Member of the "bomb network" of the FLN during the Battle of Algiers, she was part of the group of young women bombers in public places of Algiers, in particular cafes frequented by young people, causing the death of several people.
Women participated in a variety of roles during the Algerian War. The majority of Muslim women who became active participants did so on the side of the National Liberation Front (FLN). The French included some women, both Muslim and French, in their war effort, but they were not as fully integrated, nor were they charged with the same breadth ...
She was released in 1959 and returned to Algeria in the summer of 1962 as a member of the Algerian Constituent Assembly, later the Algerian National Assembly. [10] Eventually, the fall of the Fourth Republic prompted France to withdraw from the war and grant Algerian Independence. [9] Women were central to Algerian resistance efforts.
In Algeria, she is considered a heroine in the Algerian War of Independence against French colonisation. She was a part of the FLN's bomb network and during the Algerian War of Independence, she worked with Ali La Pointe, Hassiba Ben Bouali, and Yacef Saâdi, head of the Autonomous Zone of Algiers. Her time in the war is most known in ...
However, she was not executed, remaining imprisoned, before the end of the war in 1962. In the Évian Accords, she was granted amnesty. [4] After the war, she returned to her studies, becoming a journalist. In the 1977 Algerian legislative election, she was elected to the People's National Assembly, one of 9 women elected. She held her seat ...