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Boudiaf, the ephemeral President of Algeria from January to June 1992, remains for a great many Algerians a symbol of political integrity. Founder of the National Liberation Front (FLN), "the father of the homeland", his opposition to Ben Bella forced him into exile in 1963. In December 1991, just after the unprecedented rout of the FLN in the legislative elections called by President Chadli, it was Boudiaf who was invited to take charge by the FLN leadership and the army, to counter the rise of the Islamist movement. On June 29, 1992, he was assassinated. The future of Algeria was played out in the few months between the end of 1991 and the summer of 1992...

France - 1999 - 56 mn - Betacam SP - Colour and B&W

Réalisation Noël Zurich, Malek Bensmaïl Scénario Noël Zurich Image Alain Salomon Son André Siekierski, Jean-Jacques Faure, Francisco Camino, Christophe Heuillard Montage Jean-Pierre Pruilh, Claire Painchault

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