Youcef Zighoud, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Algerian FLN party fighter during the Algerian War
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Place of Birth: Zighoud Youcef, Constantine Province, Algeria
About Youcef Zighoud
- Youcef Zighoud (Arabic: ???? ?????? February 18, 1921 – September 25, 1956), also known as Colonel Si Ahmed, was an Algerian FLN party fighter during the Algerian War.
- In August 20 1955, he planned a resistance and struggle against the French occupation in Philippeville (currently called Skikda) and surroundings, which led 123 French soldiers to death.
- That resistance led to harsh crackdown and repression that caused (officially) 1,239 dead in the Algerian side, and (unofficially) 12,000 according to the FLN party.
- Zighoud, from whom the town of Zighoud Youcef takes its name, was killed in Sidi Mezghiche during a clash with the French Army.
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