Louisa Hanoune is the head of Algeria's Workers' Party.
15 Facts About Louisa Hanoune
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Louisa Hanoune was jailed soon after she joined the Trotskyist Social Workers Organisation, an illegal party, in 1981 and again after the 1988 October Riots, which brought about the end of the National Liberation Front's single-party rule.
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Louisa Hanoune's parents were mountain peasants from Chekfa, Jijel Province, and she fled with her family to the city of Annaba, after her parental home was bombed by the French army during the Algerian War.
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Louisa Hanoune was the first woman of her family to go to school.
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Louisa Hanoune studied law at the University of Annaba, a decision which was opposed by her father.
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Louisa Hanoune has been the leader and spokesperson of the party since its inception and was elected Secretary General of the party in October 2005.
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Louisa Hanoune was one of eleven candidates who nominated for the 2009 presidential election.
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Louisa Hanoune's platform included defending the principle of national sovereignty and denouncing the policy of liberalization and privatization of public enterprises.
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Louisa Hanoune pointed to a lack of technical equipment and intimidation by municipal employees.
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At the international level, Louisa Hanoune was a founding member of the International Workers and Peoples in January 1991.
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Louisa Hanoune has participated as a representative of PT conferences against privatization and for the defense of trade union organizations and campaigned for workplace standards.
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Louisa Hanoune is a committee member of the women workers and of the Africa Committee of the International Workers.
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Louisa Hanoune was involved with a coalition of unions that spoke out against the war in Iraq, including the International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions and the International Confederation of Workers.
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In March 2010, Louisa Hanoune joined other women's-rights activists in calling for repeal of Algeria's Family Code on grounds of its failure to provide adequate protection for females.
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In September 2019, Louisa Hanoune was imprisoned for political reasons by the then-interim Algerian military regime.