Cheikh Boumerdassi

Cheikh
Mohamed El-Boumerdassi
Mohamed ben Hamou
Born
محمد بن حمو بن عبد الكريم البومرداسي

1818 (1818)
Ouled Boumerdès,  Algeria
Died1874 (aged 55–56)
New Caledonia
OccupationsSheikh, Marabout
Known forZawiyet Sidi Boumerdassi, Mokrani Revolt
Notable work

Cheikh Mohamed El-Boumerdassi (Arabic: الشيخ محمد البومرداسي) was one of the principal leaders of the popular Mokrani Revolt uprising of 1871 against the French occupation of Algeria.

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