The Maghreb dimension in the struggle of Messali El-Hadj (1926-1954)

Abstract

The research problem is centred on highlighting the Maghreb dimension in the struggle of Messali Al-Hajj, whose name was associated with independence in Algeria during the French occupation. He is truly the father and leader of the national movement. Indeed, he was able to attract the masses and make them rally around him and his cause. Thus, people trusted him, obeyed to his orders, adopt his ideas, and this is a result of his sincerity, his loyalty to the struggle and defence of the rights of the Algerian people. He focused in his political demands on the national dimension and the necessity of overcoming all the tragedies of the occupation. Yet, all of this did not prevent him from not neglecting the Maghreb issue, as he was among those who believed in the unified liberation project of the countries of the Arab Maghreb, and that was through the call to Maghreb unity and joint action through coordination with the leaders of the national movement in Tunisia and Morocco.