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Messali Hadj - A Life In Service To The Algerian People

Messali Hadj - A Life In Service To The Algerian People (2006)

10 | 01 Jan 2006 | Documentary History

The life and political activism of Messali Hadj (1898-1974), an Algerian internationalist politician who played a pioneering role in the process leading to Algerian independence, which he demanded as early as 1927. He was initially secretary of the North African Star (ENA), then in 1937 he founded the Algerian People's Party (PPA), in 1946 he founded the Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Liberties (MTLD), and finally in 1954, the Algerian National Movement (MNA). In 1937, the leadership of the North African Star (ENA) created its flag, green with a white star and crescent. Messali Hadj's wife, Emilie Busquant-Messali, simply sewed this ENA flag by machine; it would later become the flag of the PPA. In 1943, Messali Hadj, in conjunction with the party leadership, created the ENA-PPA flag, green and white with a red star and crescent, which would later become the current flag of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria.

Featured Crew

Malik Bine Producer
Didier Prat Producer's Assistant
Benny Malapa Director
Pascal Montagna Editor
Jean-Marc Vicquery Cinematography
Pascal Montagna Cinematography
Florian Lapert Cinematography
Olivier Trinquet Sound
Olivier Franquin Sound
Sébastien Marquilly Sound Mixer

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Messali Hadj - A Life In Service To The Algerian People (2006) Cast & Crew

Messali Hadj
Messali Hadj
Algerian politician (archive footage)
Jean-Marc Schiappa
Jean-Marc Schiappa
French historian
Émilie Busquant
Émilie Busquant
Anti-colonial activist (archive footage)
Djanina Messali-Benkelfat
Djanina Messali-Benkelfat
Self (archive footage)
Léon Blum
Léon Blum
French politician (archive footage)
Mustapha Ben Mohamed
Mustapha Ben Mohamed
PPA-MNA activist
Ali Messali
Ali Messali
Self (archive footage)
Ali Agouni
Ali Agouni
PPA-MNA activist & Moudjahid
Bachir Ferrag
Bachir Ferrag
PPA-MNA activist
Rabah Bélaïd
Rabah Bélaïd
Professor of History and Political Science, University of Batna

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