It was formed in 1992 after the government nullified the likely victory of the islamic salvation front in 1991 legislative elections and was fueled by the repatriation of numerous algerian islamists who had fought in the afghan war 197892. On 26 march 2008, louisa saker had been convicted of participating in an unauthorized unarmed march and received a suspended fine for having taken part in a peaceful demonstration in 2004 by families of victims of enforced disappearance. The stasi commission members were also moved by the testimony of two students. Islamic salvation front in algeria, during the algerian civil war 19921999, a militant islamist group acting 19931999. Flag shows the logo of the isf, with the groups name in arabic. The crisis of algerian nationalism and the rise of islamic integralism by cancelling the elections planned for the end of 1991, banning the front islamique du salut fis, arresting its top leaders1 and detaining thousands of activists, the algerian regime prevented an islamist government from being elected, but did not succeed in forcing the.
Quickly, at least fiftysix political parties formed, including the front. Political generations in developing countries public. In response, the algerian army called off general elections in. The islamic salvation front was an islamist political party in algeria. Front islamique du salut, 19891992 semantic scholar. This group, which numbers perhaps 2,000 people, is led by.
Analysing islamist ideas on and visions of the islamic state. Islamic salvation front, frenchfront islamique du salut fis, algerian islamist political party. Islamist party fis front islamique du salut won the first parliamentary elections but was prevented from taking power due to the intervention of the military elite. The party won a majority of the seats contested in local elections in 1990 and most of the seats in the national assembly in the first round of balloting in 1991. An example of this is the algerian front islamique du salut fis, which many governments would represent as a terrorist organisation, but. Le front islamique du salut fis, hamas et ennahdha representent lelement politique et. Het front islamique du salut fis of islamitisch reddingsfront arabisch. A politicization riddled by conflict 19881989 t his article sets out to examine the founding. Sayyid qutb, abu alala almawdudi and ruhollah khomeini are generally considered as sources of inspiration to islamists currently active. On the 26th of december 1991, the fis front islamique du salut, islamic salvation front won the first round of the algerian etc etc etc one hard return, no tabindent subheading i. Quelles perspectives pour les partis islamistes moderes sciences po.
In particular, the front islamique du salut fis, islamic salvation front, an islamist political movement bent on establishing an islamic state under sharia law in algeria, was very successful in local elections in 1990 and the first round of parliamentary elections in 1991. Front islamique du salut was an islamist political party in algeria. Pdf birth of the front islamique du salut in algeria. Abbassi madani appealed to pious small businessmen, and ali belhadj appealed to the angry, often unemployed youth of. Publication date 2003 topics algerie, fis, front islamic du salut, parti dopposition collection. An example of a failed islamic insurrection is the movement by front islamique du salut fis or islamic front of salvation after the cancellation of the 1991 elections in algeria kepel 2000. Prior to detainees interest in gspc and joining the jihad in afghanistan, detainee was a supporter of the front islamique du salut fis. Islamic salvation front front islamique du salutfis the benjedid government in the early 1980s relaxed the restrictions on islam and its political expression, hoping to preclude the development. Objections from the security intelligence service were withdrawn in september 2007, allowing him to remain in new zealand. The essay is a qualitative analysis of the muslim brotherhood in egypt, front islamique du salut in. Initially, the islamist phenomenon see inset opposite was in all three states primarily a defensive response.
In the early 1990s, the oppressive front islamique du salut rose to power. This report assesses the algerian economy, noting that the crisis in algeria, already a decade old, is not merely a consequence of the interruption of the december 1991 elections by an armybacked coup to keep the front islamique du salut fis. Those are the fiercest defenders of secularism in france. Palestinian hamas and algerian front islamique du salut fis.
A quelques jours des elections legislatives, le front islamique du salut fis a propose aujourd. An increasingly brutal civil war followed, with both islamists and forces aligned with the regime committing atrocities and contributing to the death of more than 100,000 civilians martinez 1998. Their ideas are analysed and compared to those of two islamist parties. Armed islamic group algerian militant group britannica. Inter milan vs barcelona 32, dramatic ucl semifinals 2010 all goals and highlights duration. Ais was the armed wing of fis, and should not be confused with the far more brutal gia. Madani mettent sur pied le front islamique du salut, mouvement hete roclite dont. Le pen soutient front islamique du salut fis 1992 12. Une analyse pdf e epub epubook le fascisme islamique. The high support for fis islamic salvation front in 1992 was due to the countrys economic problems and not a carte blanche for fundamentalism.
Front islamique du salut how is front islamique du salut. He arrived in new zealand on 4 december 2002 where he sought refugee status. This work presents the struggle of two radical islamist movements, the. Also adding to the strength of salafist islamic revivalism and political islam in algeria was the. The party had two major leaders representing its two bases of its support. Statements issued by various platforms illustrate the complexity of definitions and allegiances associated with military activity and islam. Djemila helped to organise demonstrations to oppose this movement. The front islamique du salut fis won the algerian election in 1991 only for the army to step in. Fis front islamique du salut islamic salvation front. This work is an investigation into the recent political crisis in algeria, with a\ud focus on the islamist party at its heartthe front islamique du salut. The analytical framework is based on the political institutions. However, this promising political liberalization process was shortlived.
Front islamique du salut islamic salvation front fis. Islamique du salut islamic salvation front, or fis. The islamic reformist movement in north africa the. The front islamique du salut fis won the 1990 and 1991 elections, whereupon the military voided the results and suppressed the fis. That region and neighboring valencia are home to most of the algerians who live in spain, many of whom arrived in the 1990s, fleeing the civil war between the algerian regime and the salafi front islamique du salut fis. It provides a\ud theoretical and contextual framework by which we can understand the partys\ud emergence and subsequent decline, arguing for greater acceptance of alternative,\ud non. The crisis of algerian nationalism and the rise of islamic. The moment it became evident that the front islamique du salut fis was about to achieve a sweeping victory following the first round of balloting in january 1992, the elections were invalidated by. Updated recommendation to retain under dod control for. The fis front islamique du salut, islamic salvation front is formally authorized in september of the same year. The bharatiya janata party bjp replaced the indian national congress inc as the hegemonic force in indian politics after the 1996 elections. The goal of fis is to overthrow the algerian government and install and fisrun islamic administration. The gia began a series of violent, armed attacks against the.