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Ahmed Ben Messali Hadj (Arabic: أحمد مصالي الحاج, romanized: Aḥmad Miṣālī al-Ḥājj; May 16, 1898 – June 3, 1974; commonly known as Messali Hadj, Arabic: مصالي الحاج) was an Algerian nationalist politician dedicated to the independence of his homeland from French colonial rule. He is often called the "father" of Algerian nationalism.

Algerian National MovementThe Algerian National Movement (MNA; Arabic: الحركة الوطنية الجزائرية) was a political party and movement founded by Messali Hadj in November 1, 1954 to counteract the efforts of the National Liberation Front (FLN) during the Algerian War. HistoryFollowing the dissolution of the Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Liberties by French authorities on November 5, 1954, veteran nationalist Messali Hadj founded the Algerian National Movement as a rival to the National Liberation Front (FLN) d...AlgeriaFlagEmblemMotto: بِالشَّعْبِ و لِلشَّعْبِBi-sh-shaʿb wa li-sh-shaʿb"By the people and for the people"Anthem:قَسَمًاQasaman"We Pledge"Capitaland largest cityAlgiers36°42′N3°13′E / 36.700°N 3.217°E / 36.700; 3.217Official languagesArabicTamazightNational vernacularAlgerian ArabicTamazightForeign languagesFrenchEnglishEthnic groupsSee Ethnic groupsReligion (2012)99% Sunni Islam (official)<1% othersDemonymAlgerianGovernmentUnitary semi-presidential republic• Presiden...Romanization of ArabicThe romanization of Arabic is the systematic rendering of written and spokenArabic in the Latin script. Romanized Arabic is used for various purposes, among them transcription of names and titles, cataloging Arabic language works, language education when used instead of or alongside the Arabic script, and representation of the language in scientific publications by linguists. These formal systems, which often make use of diacritics and non-standard Latin characters, are used in academic settings for the benefit ...

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