1808 Emir Abd al-Qadir was born
210 years ago, on September 6, 1808, Emir Abd al-Qadir, Algerian national hero, military leader, Sufi theologian, orator and poet, was born. In 1832, he led the fight against the French, who sought to conquer Algeria. Abd al-Qadir managed to inflict a series of defeats on the French colonial troops and for a number of years to maintain the independence of most of Western Algeria.