Ahmed Bey ben Mohamed Chérif
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Ahmed Bey ben Mohamed Chérif(c. 1784 - c. 1850) was the last Bey of Qusantine from 1826 to 1848. He was the successor of Mohamed Menamenni Bey ben Khan.
He led the local berber population in a fierce resistance to the French occupation forces. In 1837 the territory was conquered by France who reinstated the Bey as ruler of the region. He remained in this position until 1848, when the region become a part of the colony of Algiers and the Bey was deposed.
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