Draft:Abdelkader Bousselham

Historical personality of the Algerian war of independence, mujahid, former ambassador of Algeria and former personal advisor to the presidency. Abdelkader Bousselham was born in Algeria, in Nédroma (zaouia el yagoubi) on 3/10/1924 and died in Algiers, on 25/11/2010.

Lecturer at the Faculty of Letters of Rabat, a mujahid during the Algerian war of independence, he became ambassador to the United States and Côte d'Ivoire.

During the presidency of Houari Boumediene, he was also director general of political affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.During the war of national liberation, he was diplomatic adviser to the mission of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic (GPRA).

They negotiated and finalized with Mr. Belkaï, Minister of the Interior of the Moroccan government, the Algerian-Moroccan convention, codifying the conditions of stay and activities of Algerian organizations, the ALN (National Liberation Army) at the borders, and the organization of the FLN inside the territory. France's recognition of the Algerian Sahara, an integral part of Algeria, opened the door to the Evian Accords of 19 March 1962 which put an end to the Algerian War.

Close to Houari Boumediene who, until his death, remained inhabited by the passion for a modern, progressive and dynamic state, at the service of the people.

Abdelkader Bousselham was appointed ambassador to the United States and the Ivory Coast, where he became friends with President Houphouët, Boigny and Chegevara, among others.

In 1999, the election of his friend and "brother", Abdelaziz Bouteflika, for a dignified and prosperous Algeria comforted him. Personal advisor to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, he set about his teaching task, the training of the nation's executives and the writing of several books on Algerian diplomacy.

Il est l'auteur de « Regards sur la diplomatie algérienne » (Alger, Éditions Casbah, Alger, 2005. ( ISBN 9961645685 ). Il est également l'auteur de «  La diplomatie de la guerre d’indépendance « (1954-1962).