Cheikh Mokrani

Sheikh
Mohamed El-Mokrani
Born1815
Kalâa of Ait Abbas, Bejaia, Kingdom of Beni Abbas [now Ighil Ali, Algeria]
DiedMay 5, 1871
Taouraga, Boumerdès, French Algeria
Known forRevolution Against French Occupation

Sheikh Mohamed El-Mokrani (Arabic: الشيخ محمد المقراني‎; Kabyle: Lḥaǧ Muḥend n Ḥmed n At-Meqqran;[1] d. 1871), also known as Mohand Amokrane, was one of the principal leaders and the namesake of the Mokrani Revolt of 1871 against the French occupation of Algeria.

  1. ^ Yacono, X. (2004). "Kabylie: L'insurrection de 1871". In Chaker, Salem (ed.). Encyclopédie berbère. Vol. 26 | Judaïsme – Kabylie. Aix-en-Provence: Edisud. ISBN 9782744904523.