Messali Hadj - A Life In Service To The Algerian People

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2006

Original language

French

Spoken languages

Arabic, French

Countries

France

Cast

Messali Hadj,Jean-Marc Schiappa,Émilie Busquant,Djanina Messali-Benkelfat,Léon Blum,Mustapha Ben Mohamed,Ali Messali,Ali Agouni,Bachir Ferrag,Rabah Bélaïdand 16 more

Director

Benny Malapa

Writer

Benny Malapa,Jean-Marc Schiappa

Producer

Malik Bine

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt42774830