Mohammed Arav Bessaoud
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Described as the spiritual father of Berberism, Bessaoud was a Muhjahedin during the war of liberation 1954-62, founder of the Académie berbère in Paris during the 1960s, designer of the modern Berber flag, author of several books on the War of Independence, its aftermath and the history of the Berbers, he was one of the leading lights of Berberism during the 20th and early 21st centuries.