Mohamed Boudia

Mohamed Boudia
Mohamed Boudia
Chief of PFLP Operations in Europe
Succeeded by	Michel Moukharbal
Personal details
Born	24 February 1932; French Algeria
Died	28 June 1973 (aged 41); Paris, France
Political party	Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
Occupation	Poet, Playwright, Political Activist
Military service
Branch/service	National Liberation Army
Battles/wars	Algerian War

Mohamed Boudia (24 February 1932^[1] – 28 June 1973) was an Algerian poet and a senior member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). He was assassinated in Paris by a car bomb placed under his seat by Mossad agents as part of Mossad assassinations following the Munich massacre. At the time of his assassination, Boudia was the Chief of PFLP operations in Europe.^[2] Boudia was replaced by Michel Moukharbal.^[3]

Boudia had participated in the Algerian War, during which he was jailed for an attack on a petrol depot in southern France. The end of the war and Algerian independence in 1962 led to his release, after spending three years in prison. Boudia was a playwright,^[4] and after independence, he became the director of Algeria's national theatre. He fled to France after Houari Boumediène seized power in June 1965 and ran a theatre in Paris, whilst collaborating with figures such as Carlos the Jackal.^[5]

References

^ Achour Cheurfi (2004), Écrivains algériens: dictionnaire biographique, Casbah éditions
^ Stephen E. Atkins (2004), Encyclopedia of modern worldwide extremists and extremist groups, Greenwood Publishing Group. p288
^ John Follain (1998), Jackal: the complete story of the legendary terrorist, Carlos the Jackal, Arcade Publishing, pp39
^ "Terror, and a Frail Hint of Peace". Time. 16 July 1973. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
^ John Follain (1998), Jackal: the complete story of the legendary terrorist, Carlos the Jackal, Arcade Publishing, pp30-31