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Lambarek Boumaarafi
Lambarek Boumaarafi (born 1966 in Meskiana) is a former second lieutenant of the special intervention group (GIS) of the Algerian Army who, on 29 June 1992 in Annaba, killed the Algerian president Mohamed Boudiaf. Twenty days after the assassination, a commission of inquiry named immediately after the assassination made its finding: it was a conspiracy. In support of this thesis, the six members of the commission, while noting that Boumaarafi had no "profile" of a kamikaze acting on his own initiative, noted the criminal negligence of security services which facilitated the task of the killer. He was part of a special operations group (GIS) dependent on Département du Renseignement et de la Sécurité (DRS) responsible for various law enforcement operations. A brigade which, theoretically, was not charged with ensuring the safety of President Boudiaf. This situation, and its confusing explanations, have cast doubt on the reasons that led his superiors to assign him that day wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meskiana
Meskiana is a town and commune in Oum El Bouaghi Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ... near the Tunisian border. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 25,849. It was the birthplace of novelist Yamina Méchakra. References Communes of Oum El Bouaghi Province {{OumElBouaghi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Lieutenant
Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces, comparable to NATO OF-1 rank. Australia The rank of second lieutenant existed in the military forces of the Australian colonies and Australian Army until 1986. In the colonial forces, which closely followed the practices of the British military, the rank of second lieutenant began to replace ranks such as ensign and cornet from 1871. New appointments to the rank of second lieutenant ceased in the regular army in 1986. Immediately prior to this change, the rank had been effectively reserved for new graduates from the Officer Cadet School, Portsea which closed in 1985. (Graduates of the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) and the Royal Military College, Duntroon (RMC-D) are commissioned as lieutenants.). The rank of second lieutenant is only appointed to officers in special appointments such as training institutions, university regiments and while under probation during training. Trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's National Army (Algeria)
french: Armée nationale populaire , image = ANP.png , alt = , caption = People's National Army emblem , image2 = , alt2 = , caption2 = , motto = , founded = 1954 (as National Liberation Army (Algeria), National Liberation Army) , current_form = 1962 , disbanded = , branches = Algerian Land Forces Algerian National Navy Algerian Air Force Territorial Air Defence Forces Republican Guard (Algeria), Republican Guard , headquarters = Algiers , flying_hours = , website = , commander-in-chief = Abdelmadjid Tebboune , commander-in-chief_title = President of Algeria, President , minister = Abdelmadjid Tebboune , minister_title = Minister of National Defence , chief_of_staff = , chief_of_staff_title = , commander = Army general Saïd Chengriha , commander_title = Chief of Staff of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annaba
Annaba ( ar, عنّابة, "Place of the Jujubes"; ber, Aânavaen), formerly known as Bon, Bona and Bône, is a seaport city in the northeastern corner of Algeria, close to the border with Tunisia. Annaba is near the small Seybouse River and is in the Annaba Province. With a population of about 464,740 (2019) and 1,000,000 for the metropole, Annaba is the third-largest city and the leading industrial center in Algeria. Annaba is a coastal city that underwent significant growth during the 20th century. Annaba has a metropolitan area with a higher population density than the other metropolitan areas of the Algerian coastline, such as Oran and Algiers. Much of eastern and southern Algeria uses the services, equipment and infrastructure of Annaba. Economically, it is the centre for various economic activities, such as industry, transportation, finance, and tourism. Names Present-day Annaba grew up on the site of Aphrodisium, the seaport of the Roman city . (The modern city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassination Of Mohamed Boudiaf
The Assassination of Mohamed Boudiaf took place on 29 June 1992. As Chairman of the High Council of Algeria, was killed by one of his own bodyguards, Lambarek Boumaarafi, presented officially as an Islamic fundamentalist, and a sympathiser of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS), who acted alone. He was assassinated in Annaba while addressing a public meeting on June 29, 1992, which was later broadcast on national TV. He received three bullets, two in the head and one in his back.New light is thrown on Boudiaf's murder: The fundamentalists may not be behind the president's death, writes Robert Fisk in Algier/ref> He was president for only five months, after his return from exile in Morocco to rule over the HCE ( High Council of State) that emerged as a constitutional alternative to the Islamic State declared by the FIS after winning 1991 first democratic elections in the country since its independence in 1962. His mission was to crush the FIS, stop the civil war and restore order. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Boudiaf
Mohamed Boudiaf (23 June 1919 – 29 June 1992, ar, محمد بوضياف; ALA-LC: ''Muḥammad Bū-Ḍiyāf''), also called Si Tayeb el Watani, was an Algerian political leader and one of the founders of the revolutionary National Liberation Front (FLN) that led the Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962). Boudiaf was exiled soon after Algerian independence, and did not go back to Algeria for 27 years. He returned in 1992 to accept a position of Chairman of the High Council of State, but was assassinated four months later. Early years in the nationalist movement Mohamed Boudiaf was born in Ouled Madhi (now in M'Sila Province), French Algeria, to a family of former nobility, which had lost its standing and influence during colonial times. His education was cut short after primary school by poor health (tuberculosis) and his increasing activism in the nascent nationalist movement. A member of the nationalist Parti du Peuple Algérien (PPA) of Messali Hadj, he la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamikaze
, officially , were a part of the Japanese Special Attack Units of military aviators who flew suicide attacks for the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, intending to destroy warships more effectively than with conventional air attacks. About 3,800 ''kamikaze'' pilots died during the war, and more than 7,000 naval personnel were killed by ''kamikaze'' attacks. ''Kamikaze'' aircraft were essentially pilot-guided explosive missiles, purpose-built or converted from conventional aircraft. Pilots would attempt to crash their aircraft into enemy ships in what was called a "body attack" (''tai-atari'') in aircraft loaded with bombs, torpedoes and or other explosives. About 19% of ''kamikaze'' attacks were successful. The Japanese considered the goal of damaging or sinking large numbers of Allied ships to be a just reason for suicide attacks; ''kamikaze'' was more accurate than conventional attacks and often cau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Département Du Renseignement Et De La Sécurité
The Department of Intelligence and Security (DRS) (Arabic: دائرة الإستعلام والأمن) (french: Département du Renseignement et de la Sécurité) was the Algerian state intelligence service. Its existence dates back to the struggle for independence. In 2016, it was dissolved by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and replaced by the Direction des services de sécurité. History Formation, MALG The DRS was formed as the '' Ministère de l'Armement et des Liaisons générales'' (MALG) during the Algerian War for independence, under the direction by Abdelhafid Boussouf, whose role was to lead both the national and international networks of the Front de libération nationale (FLN). After independence in 1962, and particularly with the accession of Houari Boumédiène to the leadership of the country in 1965, the Algerian intelligence services greatly professionalised and institutionalised. MALG was organized under five departments : # DTN: National Communicatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serkadji Prison
Serkadji Prison, formerly Barberousse Prison, is a high-security prison in Algiers, Algeria; in 1995, about two-thirds of the 1,500 prisoners detained are (or were) accused or convicted of terrorism. History The Barberousse Prison was constructed during the period of French rule, being built on the site of a former Turkish fortification located above the Casbah of Algiers. During the Algerian War of 1954-62 several hundred FLN activists and fighters were imprisoned there and 58 were executed by guillotine in the main courtyard. Following Algerian independence the prison was renamed as the Serkadji Prison and converted to a historical museum. However under President Houari Boumediène the building resumed its role as a prison for political prisoners plus convicted criminals. Insurrection A prison mutiny took place between 21 and 23 February 1995 at Serkadji Prison. The catalyst to the mutiny was the escape of 4 prisoners aided by a guard. During the escape attempt four guards and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larbi Belkheir
Maj.-Gen. Larbi Belkheir ( ar, العربي بلخير) was a noted Algerian retired general and political figure. Biography He was born in Frenda (now in Tiaret Province) in 1938, and joined the French army, reaching the rank of second lieutenant. After independence in 1962, he was sent to the Soviet Union for further training. After returning, he became chief of staff at Ouargla, then for the entire 2nd Military Region (around Oran). In 1975, he became director of ENITA, a military technical institute at Bordj El Bahri. He was close to the next president, Chadli Bendjedid, whom he helped choose; under Bendjedid's rule, he became head of the High Council for Security, secretary-general of the presidency, and head of the Cabinet, and attained the rank of major-general. From 18 October 1991 to 19 July 1992, during Algeria's first free elections, he was Minister of the Interior. However, in 1992, dissatisfied with the election results, he helped lead the military coup that depo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Mediène
General Mohamed Mediène ( ar, الجنرال محمد مدين), also known as Toufik (توفيق), is an Algerian intelligence officer who formerly served as head of the country's secret services, the Intelligence and Security Department (''Département du renseignement et de la sécurité'', DRS), from 1990 to 2015. He was described as the world's longest serving "intelligence chief" and nicknamed le chakal. He was born in 1939 to a family from Guenzet (Sétif Province), but grew up near Algiers at Saint-Eugene (Bologhine). He joined the National Liberation Army in 1961, a few months before Algeria's independence. He was an officer for the NLA. Career Post-independence Shortly after independence, he joined other NLA military members in studying at a KGB school in the Soviet Union. He was then posted to the 2nd military region (around Oran, bordering Morocco), then commanded by future President Chadli Bendjedid, where he established ties with Larbi Belkheir. In 1983, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassins Of Heads Of State
An assassin is a person who commits targeted murder. Assassin may also refer to: Origin of term * Someone belonging to the medieval Persian Ismaili order of Assassins Animals and insects * Assassin bugs, a genus in the family ''Reduviidae'' * Assassin spiders, a genus in the family ''Archaeidae'' Literature * ''The Assassin'' (play), a 1945 play by Irwin Shaw * ''Assassin'' (Cain novel), a 2008 thriller novel by Tom Cain, the third Samuel Carver book * ''Assassin'' (Myers novel), a 2006 historical fiction novel by the children's author Anna Myers * ''Assassins'' (LaHaye novel), a 1999 novel in the ''Left Behind'' series by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim Lahaye * '' Krondor: The Assassins'', a 1999 novel by Raymond E. Feist * "The Assassin", a character in the 2006 '' Noble Warriors'' book trilogy * The Assassin, novel by Harlan Ellison * "The Assassin", story by Guy De Maupassant * ''The Assassini'', a 1990 novel by Thomas Gifford * ''The Assassins'' by Elia Kazan * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
