Zohra Drif

Zohra Drif was born in 28 of December 1934, in Tiaret, Algeria.^[1] Zohra Drif is considered a national hero for Algeria's liberation. She studied Law at the University of Algiers.^[2]

In 1956, she joined the activist network, where she met other female bombers of the network and participated in various attacks.^[1] These female urban bombers of the National Liberation Front (FLN) of Algeria are also referred to as Fidaiyat.^[3] A big number of the attacks she participated in were great operations that attracted international attention. This was very important for the liberation movement and its development.^[2]

She was imprisoned for five years, by the French, for terrorism. But in 1962, with Algeria's independence she was free. Drif was elected to the country's first National Constituent Assembly.^[2] She also established an organization to support young orphans. She worked as a criminal lawyer in Algiers. Drif was a senator in Algeria's Council of the Nation from 2001 to 2016, but she also was the senate vice president from 2003 and after.^[2]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Mujer y desarrollo (in Spanish). Universitat de València. 2005. ISBN 978-84-370-6254-9.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "Zohra Drif » Just World Books". Just World Books. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
3. ↑ Vince, Natalya (2009). "Colonial and post-colonial identities: women veterans of the "Battle of Algiers"". French History and Civilization. 2: 153–168. ISSN 1553-9172.