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Rabat – Ferhat Mehenni, President of the Kabyle Provisional Government (Anavad) and the Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylie (MAK), disclosed plans to declare the resurgence of the Kabyle State at the UN Headquarters in New York a month from now, on April 20th.
During his weekly address on Sunday, March 17th, Mehenni unveiled the forthcoming event, emphasizing the profound significance of April 20th.
The Kabylie people are the second largest indigenous group in North Africa, the first being the Amazigh. They originate from a region of Kabylia in northern Algeria.
Mehenni asserted, “The MAK and the Anavad assume their responsibility towards Kabylie, whether it be towards prisoners or those sentenced to death or towards history. This is why we have decided to take two giant steps this year and next towards our freedom and national recovery.”
The choice of April 20th holds deep historical resonance for the Kabylie people, as Mehenni elucidated, “History has made it a major landmark, whether for what it was in 1980, 2001, or 2021.”
He pinpointed 6:57 p.m. on April 20th as the pivotal moment when the Kabyle State will be ceremonially reinstated, aligning with the memory of the Battle of Icheriden in 1857, a defining episode in Kabyle history.
New York, home to the United Nations headquarters, was deliberately selected as the site for this momentous declaration.
Mehenni expressed a fervent hope to witness the Kabyle flag unfurled over the institution’s plaza, symbolizing the aspirations of the Kabyle people for self-determination and recognition on the world stage.
Addressing the Kabyle diaspora in North America, Mehenni issued a call to partake in the historic occasion, underscoring the singular significance of this event in the annals of Kabyle history.
Amidst the fervor of anticipation, Mehenni did not shy away from condemning the Algerian Head of State, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, asserting, “Kabylie aspires to have its own president, its own parliament, its own authority, and its own sovereignty over itself. It does not need Algeria.”
With a series of boycotts against Algerian elections and legislative processes, Mehenni emphasized Kabylie’s symbolic detachment from Algerian governance.
