" Of course, she was punished for this by the principal | She became chairwoman of the Algerian Women Association in independent Algeria, and was constantly at odds with then-Algerian President |
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Her brothers having already been involved with the underground nationalist struggle, Bouhired was quick to join and her profile would quickly rise in stature | In popular culture [ ] She was one of the trio of FLN female bombers depicted in the 1966 film |
"A Savage Peace: Algeria 1954-1962, by Alistair Horne, copyright 1977, 1987, 1996 and 2006 by Alistair Horne• Bouhired is a nationalist who opposed the French colonial rule of Algeria.
21After being spared, Bouhired served a prison sentence in the Reims prison until 1962 | Various protest groups formed throughout Algeria and abroad rallied to convince the government not to kill Bouhired |
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During the revolution she worked as a liaison agent for the commander Saadi Yacef | The bomb killed 11 civilians inside |
What she stated is that she was subjected to torture during her imprisonment and that the torture was not limited to her, that her brothers were also subject to torture, one of them having been tortured in front of their mother.
12The Installers of bombs Algeria War | Bouhired was one of the many women fighting for emancipation and equality in the newly independent Algeria |
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Present day [ ] Djamila Bouhired resides in the capital of Algeria, Algiers, and continues to be a militant for several causes of which she participates in protests and marches, including the | According to Bouhired, the torture went on for a total of 17 days |
Period of imprisonment [ ] Very few details about what transpired during her imprisonment can be independently confirmed.
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