Bayy ag Akhemuk | |
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Amenokal of the Kel Ahaggar | |
Reign | 1950–1975 |
Coronation | 1950 |
Born | Hoggar Mountains, Algeria |
Religion | Islam |
Bayy ag Akhemuk (1903/1905 - 1 June 1975[1]) (ruled c. 1950 – 1975) was the Amenokal, or traditional leader, of the Kel Ahaggar, a Tuareg confederation in present-day Algeria. His reign spanned a period of significant change, including Algerian independence from France and the evolving relationship between the Kel Ahaggar and the new Algerian state.[2]