Lalla Fatma N'Soumer

Lalla
Fatma N'Soumer
Faḍma N'Sumer
"Femme kebaïle" by Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux, often used to illustrate N'Soumer
Bornc. 1830
Diedc. 1863 (aged 32–33)
Known forMaraboutic resistance fighter against the French conquest of Algeria

Lalla Fatma N'Soumer (c. 1830 – 1863) (Kabyle: Lalla Faḍma n Sumer; Arabic: لالة فاطمة نسومر) was an Algerian anti-colonial leader[1] during 1849–1857 of the French conquest of Algeria and subsequent Pacification of Algeria. She led several battles against the French forces, until her capture in July 1857. She was imprisoned until her death six years later. She is an Algerian national hero.

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