{"id":5695,"date":"2022-08-09T06:40:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T07:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.point-editions.com\/?p=5695"},"modified":"2022-08-09T06:40:57","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T07:40:57","slug":"742-larbi-ben-mhidi-abdelkadir-kechida-algeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.point-editions.com\/en\/742-larbi-ben-mhidi-abdelkadir-kechida-algeria\/","title":{"rendered":"742 | Larbi Ben M’hidi – ABDELKADIR KECHIDA, Algeria"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sculptre\"<\/p>\n

Sculpture by F\u00e9lix Roulin, Belgium<\/p>\n

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Larbi Ben M’hidi<\/strong> *<\/strong><\/p>\n

In memory of Independence Day<\/p>\n

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A bright smile appeared on his face.
\nHe was a rebel, there was nobody like him.<\/p>\n

Did he despise the silence of God in face of the war drums?
\n“Nobody knows.”<\/p>\n

As present as the light
\nis the stinking smell of prisons in the universe.<\/p>\n

The man who lived twice left this world.
\nHe buried the loop of his life in the heart of the night
\n\u2026and disappeared.<\/strong><\/p>\n

ABDELKADIR KECHIDA<\/strong>, <\/strong>Algeria<\/p>\n

<\/strong>Translation by the author and Germain Droogenbroodt<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Larbi Ben M’hidi <\/em><\/strong>was a prominent revolutionary leader during the Algerian war of Independence. He was captured by French paratroopers and executed whilst in custody. Larbi Ben M’hidi is a national hero in Algeria and is a symbol of the revolution that brought an end to French colonialism. <\/em><\/p>\n

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