Socialist Forces Front
| Socialist Forces Front French: Front des Forces socialistes (FFS) Arabic: جبهة القوى الاشتراكية Berber: Tirni Iɣallen Inemlayen (RƔN) |
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| Leader | Hocine Aït Ahmed |
| Chairman | Ali Laskri |
| Founded | 29th September 1963 |
| Headquarters | Algiers, Algiers Province, Algeria |
| Ideology | Social democracy Secularism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| International affiliation | Socialist International |
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The Socialist Forces Front (Berber: Tirni Iɣallen Inemlayen (RƔN), French: Front des Forces socialistes (FFS), Arabic: جبهة القوى الاشتراكية) is a social democratic and secularist political party, mainly supported by Kabyles in Algeria. It was formed in 1963 by Hocine Ait Ahmed. The FFS is a member of the Socialist International.
The party was formed the 29 September 1963 in Tizi-Ouzou to oppose Ben Bella's government. Following the party's creation, a number of towns in Kabylia gave them their support. The Ben Bella government, aided by the Armée de Libération nationale, swiftly took control of the dissident towns during a mostly bloodless confrontation. Preferring to avoid direct conflict, the FFS and its soldiers retracted into the mountains from where they could launch guerrilla tactics.
It boycotted the 2002 elections.
See also
- Berber people
- Politics of Algeria
- Rally for Culture and Democracy (RCD).
- Arouch Movement - A political organization modelled on traditional berber village councils.
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