Abd Al Qadir Rahmani

Abd Al Qadir Rahmani (Arabic: عبد القادر الرحماني) (French language: Abdelkader Rahmani) is an Algerian journalist of Burberry's work an officer in the French army. In 1957, in the face of the Algerian war dilemma, he wrote with 52 other Algerian officers to President René Coty to provide themselves as intermediaries. They were all imprisoned. Georges Maurier directed the documentary Fight? (French: Combattre) in 2003, dedicated to the case of Abd Al Qadir Rahmani.
== The Origin and Education ==
=== Youth ===
Abd Al Qadir Rahmani was born in Algeria, in a village called Tidelsen from Aokas in the small tribal area. He is from a Marabout family. His father Suleiman Rahmani teacher and French language writer.
=== In the French army ===
After the Allied landing in North Africa, he became a brigadier general in the feranjah Army as a trainer. But it's broken because Algerians were forbidden to direct or lead a European. Participated in liberation battles. He was in Germany in 1946. On 20 October 1948, he became a second reserve lieutenant from North Africa.
That's why he renounced his French citizenship. He attended the school for local army officers and was promoted to lieutenant on January 1, 1952. He participated in the Korean War. Awarded the Choir of Honor in 1956. Married to a French lady.
=== Transformation ===
In 1956, he was in Lebanon, when events changed, when: Guy Mollet plotted, boarded Ben Bella's plane and intervened in Suez, and the beginnings of "pacification" made him realize that the French army was on the way to failure and that the dignity of the Algerians was in question.
In January 1957, faced with the dilemma of the Algerian war he wrote along with 52 other officers of Algerian origin to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President René Coty. They came from both cultures, and wanted to present themselves as mediators in order to stop this fratricidal war.
Thus, "The Issue of the Algerian officers" according to historian Pierre Vidal, launched a "lost opportunity" to avoid a disaster among the two communities. All the signatories to this letter are actually imprisoned. Abdul Qader Rahmani accused in March, on charges of weakening the army's morale and was transferred to Francense Prison. 
After this first prison, was transferred to the Umbrella Training Centre in Custer (French language: Castres).
Fearful to his life talked with Claude Julian the journalist from Le Monde, who was on vacation in this area. The newspaper said his case. Then put an algebraic residence in Lozer.
During his stay in Paris, he was able to contact Guy Mollet, who informed him that he had agreed to loan some officers to the embassies of Tunisia and Morocco to contact the Algerian National Liberation Front. But substituting Burgess Monroy for Guy Mollet's punk cancels out the process.
=== Resignation and imprisonment ===
Together with other Algerian officers, he announced in September 1957 his resignation from the French army in a letter to the President of the Republic:
"Mr. President of the Republic, the officers who resigned from the French Army would like to draw your attention to the reasons why we did this
Within eight months, no solution has been found to the conscience represented by the tragic situation of Algerians and soldiers... "
Five of the 52 officers involved deserted and joined FNL in Tunis. Lieutenant Rahmani was captured at Fort Albee, then imprisoned again at Fresnes.
An opinion campaign was launched in the newspapers: The Cross (French language: La Croix), France Opzerfer (French language:France Observateur)and Le Express (French language: L'Express). The World (French language: Le Monde) and the Christian Certificate (French language: Témoignage Chrétien) who published her prison newspaper.
=== Broken career ===
After Charles de Gaulle|de Gaulle came to power he was released from prison to be placed under house arrest at the Jesuit monastery in Clamart, and then placed with disciplinary action in an inactive position for withdrawing from his post. Then he worked at the Hachette (publisher)|Hachette Library (French language|French: Hachette) whose Director-General was in Algeria.
He wrote a book that was seized as soon as it was released: Case of Algerian Officers (French language: L'Affaire des operations algériens), published in 1959 by Editions du Seoul (French language|French: Editions du Seuil)‏.
His career is shattered. However, he was promoted to the rank of captain in 1975 (20 years after the date on which he should have been promoted to captain). Proceedings were then initiated to obtain compensation from the Council of State, which rejected its claims in 1977.
He's the founder of the Berber Academy.
== Personal Life ==
Abd Al Qadir Rahmani has four sons: Patrick, Dominique, Pascal Rahmani and Fabian Rahmani-Vallat.
== Works ==
Abd Al Qadir Rahmani, Affairs of Algerian Officers ( Original title: Shuoun Al doubat Al Jazairien)
Swale, 1959 Garouche (French: Gavroche), 159, July-September 2009.
Barbarians, ( Original title: Al barbar ) our Greek ancestors. Or our barbarian ancestors? 1997, editions of Three Worlds (French language|French: Éditions Trois Mondes)‏
The History of Korea -( Original title: Tarikh koria )The Quiet Land of Morning - and Its Tragic War, Interviews with Christian Deschartres, 2015 (French language: Éditions Amalthée)‏.
=== Filmography ===
George Morier, fight? (French language: Combattre?). A two-part film he produced (French language: La lantern and Citizen TV), Lantern and Citizen, 2004, Men's Choice Group(French language|French:Le Choix des Hommes collection).
Category:1923 births
Category:2015 deaths
Category:People of the Algerian War
Category:French pacifists