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- OPA = FLN politico administrative organization, while ALN was the armed branch.

- FLN = National Liberation Front. The first Algerian who was enroled for FLN was Mohamed Boudiaf, to be President of the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria , who was murdered.

- Maghzen - 1) police force - 2) Government, administration - 3) maghzen tribe exempt from taxes, totally or partially, and supplying the authorities with armed troops. Gone into the french language, this word has become shop, magazine. In the case of SAS, the maghzen was the chief of SAS guard, of about thirty men commanded by the mokkadem. In some cases, the maghzen was mounted. Thanks to France for having given to me a mounted guard on "barbe" horses.