Abdelhafid Boussouf ( ar, عبد الحفيظ بوصوف; 17 August 1926,

Mila, Algeria Mila ( ar, ميلة, link=no, , ) is a city in the northeast of Algeria and the capital of Mila Province. In antiquity, it was known as Milevum (in Latin; as such still a Latin Catholic titular see) or Miraeon, ''Μιραίον'' (in Ancient Gree ...

– 31 December 1980

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) was an Algerian nationalist and a leader of the Front de libération nationale (FLN) during the

Algerian War of Independence The Algerian War, also known as the Algerian Revolution or the Algerian War of Independence,( ar, الثورة الجزائرية '; '' ber, Tagrawla Tadzayrit''; french: Guerre d'Algérie or ') and sometimes in Algeria as the War of 1 November ...

(1954–62). He was a member of the GPRA

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, serving as minister of armaments (''Ministre de l'armement et des liaisons générales''). This body, the MALG, after independence evolved into the Securité militaire (SM), or military intelligence, which eventually emerged as a pillar of the military-backed regimes of Algeria, and whose successor organization ( DRS) remains of overwhelming importance in Algerian politics today. After independence, however, he personally left politics and remained outside of the governing circle to pursue a career in business. He died on December 31, 1980 in Paris. His name was given to the university of his hometown Mila.

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1926 births 1980 deaths People from Mila Algerian People's Party politicians Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Liberties politicians National Liberation Front (Algeria) politicians Government ministers of Algeria Algerian revolutionaries Algerian intelligence agency personnel Directors of intelligence agencies {{Algeria-politician-stub

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