Mohamed Harbi (born 1933) is an Algerian historian who was a member of the FLN during the Algerian War of Independence.Mohamed Harbi was born in 1933 into a wealthy family in El Harrouch, Algeria. At the age of 15, he joined the FLN. According to his later memoirs, Harbi lived underground in France and gathered support for the Algerian independence. 1954-1962 he was in a prominent position in the FLN.After the Algerian War of Independence, he became an advisor to new president, Ahmed Ben Bella and later a member of his cabinet. According to his memoirs, Harbi tried to resist the increasingly authoritarian approach of the new government and urged Ben Bella to arm the people to avert a military coup. Wikipedia
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