Abdelkader Hachani (1956-1999) was a leading figure and founding member of the Islamic Salvation Front, an Algerian Islamist party. Following the arrests of Abassi Madani and Ali Belhadj on June 30, 1991, he became the party's effective leader (after four days of contested leadership by Mohamed Said.) He led the party to victory in the National Assembly elections of December 1991; shortly afterwards, he was arrested on January 22, 1992. 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Islamic Salvation Front (تحرير الجبهة الإسلامية للإنقاذ) (French: Front Islamique du Salut) is an outlawed Islamist political party in Algeria. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining, as the last day in June. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Algerian National Assembly elections of 1991 were cancelled by a military coup after the first round, triggering the Algerian Civil War. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As the Algerian Civil War raged, he was released in July 1997. The court handed him a sentence of five years, which he had already served waiting for the trial. He played a prominent role in negotiating the Islamic Salvation Army's cease-fire of October 1997, but condemned President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's Civil Harmony Act. The Algerian Civil War was a conflict between the forces of the Algerian government and various rebel groups. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... Abdelaziz Bouteflika (عبجد العزيز بوتفليقة) (born March 2, 1937) is the president of Algeria (since 1999). ...

He was assassinated in his dentist's waiting room on November 22, 1999. In December the government announced that it had arrested his killer. November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Hachani was trained as a petrochemical engineer. Within FIS, he was considered a member of the Djaz'ara (Algerianist) wing. He left four children behind.

External links

• BBC report (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/534846.stm)