Bouaziz Ait Chebib

Bouaziz Ait Chebib
Buɛziz At Cebbib
Bouaziz Ait Chebib during the April 20, 2014 march
President of the AKAL
Assumed office
2019
1st President of the URK
In office
December 15, 2017 – 2019
4th President of the MAK
In office
December 9, 2011 – November 17, 2016
Preceded byMouloud Mebarki
Succeeded byFerhat Mehenni
Personal details
Born (1973-02-23) February 23, 1973
Ait Saâda, Yattafène
CitizenshipKabyle
PartyRCD (1989–1994)
MAK (2001–2016)
URK (2016–2019)
AKAL (since 2019)
ProfessionPolitician

Bouaziz Ait Chebib (Kabyle: Buɛziz At Cebbib; born 23 February 1973 in Ait Saâda, Yattafène[1]) is a Kabyle politician in exile, former president of the Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylia,[2] founder and former president of the Union for a Kabyle Republic (URK) and founder and president of the Alliance for a Free Kabylia (AKAL).

Biography

In 2016, he left his post as a president of the MAK and created his own movement, the Union for the Republic of Kabylia. In 2020, his faction split from the URK to become the Alliance for a Free Kabylia.[3][4]

In 2021, he was taken into custody by the gendarmerie of Tizi-Ouzou.[5]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Tamurt Leqbayel at ernu!" (in French). Archived from the original on 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  2. ↑ "Buɛziz At Cebbib yettwafren am aselway amaynu n MAK". Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  3. ↑ "Une aile du mouvement souverainiste URK change de nom et devient AKAL". Vava Inouva. 2020-11-12.
  4. ↑ "L'URK devient Alliance pour une Kabylie Libre (AKAL)". Le Matin d'Algérie. 2020-11-10.
  5. ↑ "Bouaziz Aït Chebib, coordinateur d'AKAL, placé en garde à vue". Le Matin d'Algérie. 2021-06-21.