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Biography of Abd el-Kadir
Name: Abd el-Kadir
Birth Date: May, 1807
Death Date: May 26, 1883
Place of Birth: Oran, Algeria
Nationality: Algerian
Gender: Male
Occupations: religious leader, political leader
Abd el-Kadir
The Algerian political and religious leader Abd el-Kadir (1807-1883) was the first national hero of Algeria. In 15 years of armed struggle against the French occupation of Algeria, he became a symbol of tenacious resistance to colonialism.In May 1807 Abd el-Kadir was born in the province of Oran into a famous family of marabouts (holy men). He received a traditional education and mastered the subtleties of Islamic theology. At the end of his adolescence he visited Mecca and several Middle Eastern countries. The trip greatly influenced his development.In November 1832, 2 years after the French occupation of Algiers had begun, the Algerian tribes designated Abd el-Kadir to conduct a holy war against the invaders. At the age of 24 this pious marabout became transformed into an energetic and highly capable warrior. In the struggle that followed, his vision was always more religious than nationalistic, but his example helped forge the embryo of the Algerian …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…The French used his presence there to declare war against the Moroccans and defeated them at the battle of Isly in 1844. Abd el-Kadir returned to Algeria and organized the resistance anew. Abandoned by his followers and declared an outlaw by the Moroccan sultan, Abd el-Kadir surrendered in 1847.He ended up in a French prison, where he remained until 1852, when the French allowed him to retire to Damascus. In 1865 he refused the offer of Napoleon III to become the viceroy of Algeria. In 1870 he condemned the insurrection of the Algerian Kabyle Berbers. Abd el-Kadir died in Damascus on May 26, 1883. Further Reading The most complete biography of Abd el-Kadir in English is Wilfrid Blunt, Desert Hawk: Abd el Kadir and the French Conquest of Algeria (1947). An older study is Charles Henry Churchill, The Life of Abdel Kader (1867). Background information is contained in G. B. Laurie's military history, The French Conquest of Algeria (1909).
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