The bust of Maurice Audin, activist of the Algerian cause, inaugurated in Algiers

The bust of Maurice Audin, an activist for the Algerian cause assassinated by the French colonial army, had been inaugurated on Sunday at Place Audin in Algiers, on the eve of the commemoration of the 65th anniversary of his tragic death.

The inauguration took place in the presence of Pierre Audin, son of Maurice Audin and the president of the Association Josette and Maurice Audin, Pierre Mansat, the wali of Algiers, Ahmed Maabed, local and military authorities and citizens.

The son of the activist for the Algerian cause expressed his “pride” to find himself in this square which bears the name of his father, “a supporter of the independence of Algeria”, he underlined.

For the wali of Algiers, it is an “important” day which confirms the consecration of “the greatness and bravery of Maurice Audin who sacrificed his life for the Algerian cause”.

Ahmed Achour