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Yacef Saâdi | |
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ياسف سعدي | |
Born | |
Died | 10 September 2021 Algiers, Algeria | (aged 93)
Burial place | El Kettar cemetery in Algiers |
Nationality | Algerian |
Other names | Si Djâffer, Réda Lee |
Organization | Armée de libération nationale (ALN) |
Known for | Battle of Algiers |
Notable work | The Battle of Algiers |
Movement | Front de libération nationale (FLN) |
Spouse | Baya Boudjema (m.1965) |
Children | Zaphira, Salima, Saida, Omar and Amin |
Military career | |
Allegiance | National Liberation Army |
Years of service | 1945–1962 |
Rank | FLN military chief of the Zone Autonome d'Alger |
Battles/wars | Battle of Algiers |
Other work | Author, film producer, actor, baker, politician |
Yacef Saâdi (Arabic: ياسف سعدي, romanized: Yāsaf Saʿadī; 20 January 1928 – 10 September 2021) was an Algerian independence fighter, serving as a leader of the National Liberation Front during his country's war of independence.[1] He was a Senator in Algeria's Council of the Nation until his death.