📅 14 Maart 1871
Bachagha Mohammed el-Mokrani initiated an armed uprising against the colonial administration in the Medjana region. The revolt developed amid military defeat in France, colonial reorganisation,...
📅 15 Maart 1871
In a letter to French military officials, El-Mokrani declared that he would fight and called on people to take up arms. The letter provides a dated record of the uprising's political decision and...
📅 5 Mei 1871
Mohammed el-Mokrani died during combat near Oued Soufflat as French forces pursued suppression of the revolt. His death did not immediately end the uprising; his brother Boumezrag and other insurgents...
