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Boubaghla | |
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Native name | الشريف بوبغلة |
Birth name | Muhammad Al-Amjad bin Abd Almalik |
Born | ~1820 Saïda, Algeria |
Died | December 1854 |
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Allegiance | Emirate of Abdelkader 1832-1847 Dahra revolt 1847-1850 Kabylia revolt 1850-1854 |
Years of service | 183?-1854 |
Battles / wars | French conquest of Algeria |
Sherif Boubaghla or Cherif Boubaghla (in Arabic: الشريف بوبغلة , the man with the mule) (full name Muhammad Al-Amjad bin Abd Almalik محمد الأمجد بن عبد المالك) was an Algerian military resistance leader who led a struggle against the French colonial invasion in the mid-19th century.[1] He participated in a wide variety of Algerian resistance movements and rebellions against the French army.