Lyes Derriche (, (1928 – 2001) was an Algerian politician.
Algerian War
Lyès Deriche, the son of Mouhamed Deriche, housed in his villa in the Algerian commune of
Clos-Salembier the meeting of the Group of 22 baptized
Revolutionary Committee of Unity and Action (RCUA).
On 25 July 1954, in the modest villa belonging to Lyès Deriche, twenty-two Algerians spoke for the unlimited revolution until total independence. They were all elders of the
Special Organization who were summoned in the second half of June 1954.
Many of them were from families where there were
qaid
Qaid ( ', "commander"; pl. ', or '), also spelled kaid or caïd, is a word meaning "commander" or "leader." It was a title in the Normans, Norman kingdom of Sicily, applied to palatine officials and members of the ''curia'', usually to thos ...
s and
bachaghas who had studied in the schools of the
Association Of Algerian Muslim scholars.
Lyès Deriche, a friend of
Zoubir Bouadjadj, was a former militant of the
Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Liberties
The Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Liberties (MTLD), name proposed by Maiza, was created October 1946 to replace the outlawed Parti du Peuple Algerien (PPA). Messali Hadj remained as its president.
The MTLD was created on the same platfo ...
. He welcomed
Mohamed Boudiaf who was the revolutionary leader of
Algiers
Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...
, and had prepared the meal for the participants in the historic meeting.
About noon the owner of the house, Deriche, invited the presents to a
couscous
Couscous () is a traditional North African dish a quote: “Couscous or seksu (Image 1) in Berber language or kuskus in Arabic is by origin a Numidian (the Berber population of Numidia) dish…” of small steamed granules of rolled semolina ...
, and after a short pause they returned to work.
See also
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List of Algerians
Notable Algerians include:
Artists
Actors
* Hadj Abderrahmane, actor and comedian
* Isabelle Adjani, French actress
* Allalou, playwright, theatre director, and actor known as the father of Algerian theater
* Mahieddine Bachtarzi, singer ...
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History of Algeria
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Algerian nationalism
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Algerian National Movement
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French Third Republic
The French Third Republic (, sometimes written as ) was the system of government adopted in France from 4 September 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed during the Franco-Prussian War, until 10 July 1940, after the Fall of France durin ...
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French Fourth Republic
The French Fourth Republic () was the republican government of France from 27 October 1946 to 4 October 1958, governed by the fourth republican constitution of 13 October 1946. Essentially a reestablishment and continuation of the French Third R ...
References
External links
Website "www.thenia.net" about ThéniaFirst Website "http://menerville.free.fr" about "Ménerville and Thénia" before 1962Second Website "http://menerville2.free.fr" about "Ménerville and Thénia" before 1962
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1932 births
People from Souk El-Had
Kabyle people
1982 deaths
20th-century Algerian politicians
Algerian Berber politicians
Algerian nationalism