Cheikh Bouamama
Cheikh Bouamama or Shaykh Bu 'Amamah (Arabic: الشيخ بوعمامة) is an Algerian warrior who led a popular resistance against French occupation in Algeria from 1881 to 1908.[5]
Cheikh Bouamama | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1841[1][2] In Morocco, Figuig, Emirate of Mascara |
| Died | October 7, 1908 (aged 66–67)[3][4] |
| Known for | Leader of the tribe Awlad Sidi Shaykh |
Cheikh Bouamama was a leader of the tribe Awlad Sidi Shaykh.[6] The resistance that he led in the southwest of Algeria and southeast of Morocco from 1881 to 1908 fell apart due to disagreements among the tribes.[7] When Cheikh Bouamama retreated to Morocco in 1882 the French conquest of the south of Algeria was complete.[6]
The Algerian filmmaker Benamar Bakhti made the 1983 film L'Épopée de Cheikh Bouamama ("The Epic of Cheikh Bouamama").[8]
See also
Notes
- Paul Gaffarel (1905). Histoire de l'expansion coloniale de la France depuis 1870 jusqu'en 1905. Barlatier. p. 19.
- Collection des ouvrages publiés par la Commission des publications et notices ... Barlatier. 1905. p. 19.
- Rachid Benyoub (2002). Algeria 2002 Political Directory: Illustrated. R. Benyoub. p. 21.
- Abder-Rahmane Derradji (2002). A Concise History of Political Violence in Algeria, 1954-2000: Brothers in Faith, Enemies in Arms. E. Mellen Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-7734-7047-7.
- Aghrout 2005, p. 86.
- Sivers 2012.
- Krause 2017, PT175.
- Armes 2005, p. 191.
References
- Aghrout, Ahmed (2005). "Algeria: Conquest and Resistance, 1831-1879". In Shillington, Kevin (ed.). Encyclopedia of African History. Vol. 1. CRC Press. ISBN 1579582451.
- Armes, Roy (2005). Postcolonial Images: Studies In North African Film. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-21744-8.
- Krause, Peter (2017-05-15), Rebel Power: Why National Movements Compete, Fight, and Win, Cornell University Press, ISBN 978-1-5017-1266-1, retrieved 2017-09-24
- Sivers, Peter von (2012), "Algeria", Islamicus, retrieved 2017-09-24
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