11 Facts About Ahmed Francis

Ahmed Francis was an Algerian politician and nationalist, born in Relizane in a family originally from Miliana.

Ahmed Francis was the Minister of Economy and Finance of the first Algerian government from 1958 to 1963.

Ahmed Francis got involved with the movement for Algerian rights headed by his relative, the moderate nationalist, Ferhat Abbas.

Ahmed Francis then joined Abbas's UDMA movement, which demanded Algerian civil rights and full equality with non-Muslim French, but stopped short of independence from France.

Ahmed Francis became a member of the Algerian government-in-exile, the GPRA, in the capacity of minister for economy and finances, arguably as something of a figurehead for more radical forces.

Ahmed Francis did not re-enter politics, and died in Geneva in 1968.

Ahmed Francis joined the National Liberation Front in Cairo in 1956 with Ferhat Abbas, and became an alternate member of the National Council of the Algerian Revolution following the Soummam congress.

Ahmed Francis is one of the negotiators of the Evian accords, signed on March 18,1962 in Evian-les-Bains, between representatives of France and the GPRA during the Algerian war.

Ahmed Francis returned to the front of the stage at independence by becoming deputy of Mostaganem of the Constituent Assembly.

Ahmed Francis became Minister of the Economy of Ahmed Ben Bella from September 27,1962 to September 4,1963.

Ahmed Francis withdrew from the political world and died in Geneva after a long illness in 1968.