Maurice Audin

Algerian politician

Died when: 25 years 127 days (304 months)
Star Sign: Aquarius

 

Maurice Audin (14 February 1932 – c. 21 June 1957) was a French mathematics assistant at the University of Algiers, a member of the Algerian Communist Party and an activist in the anticolonialist cause, who died under torture by the French state during the Battle of Algiers.

In the centre of Algiers, beside the university, the intersection of streets bearing the names of several other heroes of the Algerian Revolution is called the Place Maurice-Audin.

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