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Emir Abdelkader
Algerian religious and military leader (–)
For the song, see Abdel Kader (song).
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Abd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din (6 September – 26 May ; Arabic: عبد القادر ابن محي الدينʿAbd al-Qādir ibn Muḥy al-Dīn), known as the Emir Abdelkader or Abd al-Qadir al-Hassani al-Jaza'iri, was an Algerian religious and military leader who led a struggle against the French colonial invasion of Algiers in the early 19th century.
As an Islamic scholar and Sufi who unexpectedly found himself leading a military campaign, he built up a collection of Algerian tribesmen that for many years successfully held out against one of the most advanced armies in Europe.
His consistent regard for what would now be called human rights, especially as regards his Christian opponents, drew widespread admiration, and a crucial intervention to save the Christian community of Damascus from a massacre in brought honours and awards from aro