Picture No | 10005553 |
Date | circa 1860 |
Description | Abd El Kader, Algerian leader |
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Abd El Kader (Abd al-Qadir, El Amir Abdelkader)(1808-1883), Algerian Islamic scholar, Sufi, political and military leader who led a resistance to French occupation in the mid-nineteenth century. He was eventually defeated, went into exile, and led a religious life.
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Source | Engraved from a drawing by Boujat, in L'Illustration |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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