Abdelkrim Badjadja (born March 26, 1945 in

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) and died on 31 January 2022, in Constantine, is an Algerian

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. He has contributed greatly to the development of the National Archives of Algeria (Archives Nationales d'Algerie) and the preservation and dissemination of Algerian history. He published several works on the history of Algeria and the archival profession in

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Education

Badjadja attended the University of Constantine, Algeria where he studied

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. He received his license in 1972 and his DEA in 1974.

Career

Badjadja served as the Director of the Archive Department of Constantine from 1974–1991, and then Director of the National Library of Algeria from 1991–1992. He was the Director General of the National Archives of Algeria (Archives Nationales d'Algerie) from 1992–2001. He currently serves as the Consulting Archivist at the Information and Research Center, at the Presidency in

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. He was also the director of the Archives de Wilaya de Constantine in

. From November 1986 to March 1987, he was placed under town arrest restrictions but no official reasons were ever given.

Selected bibliography

* "The Application of Senatus Consulte (1863-1887) in Constantine," ''National Archives'' 3, 1975 * "The Political Life in Constantine (1935-1940) Using the Archives of North African Liaison Services in the Wilaya of Constantine," ''National Archives'' 6, 1977 * "Finding Methods in Archives Centre," ''CIRTA Magazine'' 1, 1979 * "The Andalusian Music, History and Theory," ''The Roch 3'' 1985 * ''Investigation Over the Standard of Life of the Moslem Population in Constantine in 1936,'' 1989 * "The Occupation of Expert in Archives Administration as a Liberal Profession," ''Arab Archives Magazine'' 15, 1990 * ''Maps of the Ancient Tribes in Eastern Algeria, 1863–1887,'' 1990 * "The Struggle of Constantine, 1836–1837," ''Quire of Tunsis'' 157–158, 1991 * "Moslem Registry Office in Constantine in 1256 H. (1840–41)," ''Madjallat El-Tarikh'' 25, 1992 * "Italian Associations in Eastern Algeria from 1906 to 1939," ''Mograbin History Magazine'' 67, 1992 * "The History of the Ancient Town of Constantine," ''Madjallat El-Tarikh'' 25, 1992 * "Administrative Archives Management, Poor Basic Structure Coping with Huge Quantity of Useless Papers," ''Arab Archives Magazine'' 16, 1992 * "Three Documents over Maritime Relationship between Algeria and Villefranche (Comite de Nice) in XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries," ''Mograbin History Magazine'' 67–68, 1992 * "The Building Up and Promoting of Archives Centres," ''Arab Archives Magazine'' 17, 1997

References

* International biographical directory of national archivists, documentalists, and librarians / edited by Jeffrey M. White, Todd J Kosmerick, Laurie Scrivener ; compiled by Susan Houck. 2nd ed. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2000. * International Counsel of Archives member directory

External links

* http://membres.lycos.fr/badjadja () {{DEFAULTSORT:Badjadja, Abdelkarim 1945 births Living people Archivists People from Constantine, Algeria