Colonel Amirouche

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Colonel

Amirouche Aït Hamouda
Native name
عميروش آيت حمودة
Birth name Amirouche Aït Hamouda
Nickname(s) Wolf of Akfadou
Born (1926-10-31)October 31, 1926
Tassaft Ouguemoun, Iboudraren, Algeria
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south of Bou Saâda, Algeria
Buried
Rank Colonel

Amirouche Aït Hamouda (commonly called Colonel Amirouche) was born on 31 October 1926 in Tassaft Ouguemoun in Algeria. Amirouche was a leader in the Algerian War, organizing the maquis of the Wilaya III. He is considered a national hero in Algeria.

He was killed during combat French troops on March 29, 1959. This event was much publicized, as Amirouche was considered a great threat to the French in Algeria.[1]

Secularist politician Nordine Ait Hamouda is his son.

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