Larbi Ben M'hidi (1923 - 1957) was a prominent Algerian leader during the war of independence. He was captured by French paratroopers in February 1957 while supervising the guerrila actions of the FLN in the Battle of Algiers and tortured to death by the French Special Services. His "suicide" was announced on March 6th, 1957. He is considered in Algeria as a National Hero. 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Algerian War of Independence (1954–62) was a period of guerrilla strikes, maquis fighting, terrorism against civilians on both sides, and riots between the French army and colonists, or the colons as they were called, in Algeria and the FLN (Front de Libération Nationale) and other pro-independence... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Liberation Front , (Arabic: Jabhat al-Taḩrīr al-Waţanī, French: Front de Libération Nationale aka FLN) is a socialist political party in Algeria. ... DVD cover The Battle of Algiers (in Italian, La Battaglia di Algeri) is a 1966 black-and-white film by Gillo Pontecorvo based on the Algerian War of Independence from 1954 until 1962 against the French occupation. ...