Gillo Pontecorvo

Gillo Pontecorvo

male, deceased (2006)
death from cardiovascular disease, World War II, La battaglia di Algeri, film director, TheBattleofAlgiers, Italian…Member of the Italian Communist Party, Cinema of Italy, The Stupids actor, The Battle of Algiers film director, The Battle of Algiers writer
Gillo Pontecorvo was an Italian filmmaker, best known for "La battaglia di Algeri" ("The Battle of Algiers") although he directed several movies...
Saadi Yacef

Saadi Yacef

male, 81 years old
From Algiers, Member of the Algerian FLN, algiers, national liberation front, War of Independence, Algerian War of Independence…TheBattleofAlgiers
Saadi Yacef (born January 20, 1928) was one of the leaders of Algeria's National Liberation Front during his country's war of independence. He is...
Germaine Tillion

Germaine Tillion

female, 102 years old
Centenarian, Légion d'honneur, Algerian War of Independence, Ravensbrück concentration camp, Haute-Loire, Prix mondial Cino Del Duca…TheBattleofAlgiers
Germaine Tillion is a French anthropologist, best known for her work in Algeria in the 1950s on behalf of the French government. Tillion was born...
Hassiba ben Bouali

Hassiba ben Bouali

female, deceased (1957)
algiers, Killed in action, battle of algiers, Casbah, Chlef, Algerian military personnel…TheBattleofAlgiers
Hassiba Ben Bouali was a female hero of the Algerian independence war (1954-62). Her parents installed themselves in Algiers in 1947, where she...
Ali Ammar

Ali Ammar

male, deceased (1957)
Member of the Algerian FLN, Casbah, French, guerrilla warfare, Killed in action, Algerian…TheBattleofAlgiers
Ali Ammar (also known as Ali La Pointe) was a guerrilla leader who fought for Algerian independence against the French. In the film, "The Battle of...