Mustapha Ben Boulaid
Born in Paris in February 1917 the wilaya of Batna in an extended family rich and saturated with Islamic values, he received his first education in his native city of Batna and then went to a school where parents "Alondegan" as school-educated Algerian Muslim Scholars Association.
Emigrated to France in 1937 and known near the Algerian situation there, and the fact that a union to protect their rights, in 1939, compulsory military service, and was recruited during World War II.
2 - activity before the revolution
Began his political activity in the ranks of the People's Party since the forties, it was the most active elements Balawras, when the emergence of his own organization was tireless activity in the formation of young political and military training, and spent of his own money for training and arming militants.
Participated in the election of Algerian Council in 1948 and won the victory Sheiqa but the French authorities rigged the elections. Had a major role in the establishment of organized private, after discovering her started in the provision of weapons by buying from Libya also contributed to ****ter activists hounded, established with his comrades of the Revolutionary Committee of Unity and Action, and participated in the meeting of the 22 in June 1954, and became responsible for the region first (Aures), and was a member of the Committee of Six.
3 - activity during the Revolution
Oversaw the distribution of weapons to the fighters themselves. In 1955 he traveled to Libya to provide the revolution with arms, but he was arrested on 11 February 1955 and tried in military court in Constantine in June 1955 and sentenced to death. Managed to escape from prison, accompanied by Tahir Zubairi in the month of November 1955 he returned to lead the revolution and fought battles of Ivry-Balah and red Khaddo.
Continued to struggle even cited in the March 22, 1956 following the explosion of a booby-trapped radio threw the French troops.
I should Taatrahmoa it has led the Algerian revolution and laid the groundwork followed by the martyrs and the mujahideen liberated penalty