# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/youcef-zighoud
# Generated: 2026-08-14T12:31:51.564Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/youcef-zighoud"
name: "Youcef Zighoud"
slug: "youcef-zighoud"
description: "Youcef Zighoud February 18, 1921 – September 23, 1956), also known as Colonel Si Ahmed, was an Algerian FLN fighter during the Algerian War of Independence. On August 20, 1955, he planned an attack against the French in Philippeville and its surroundings, which is commonly referred to as the Battle of Philippeville. The attack led to a harsh crackdown and repression by the French government. While numbers are disputed, the conflict resulted in between 1,239 and 12,000 deaths."
tagline: "Algerian FLN party fighter during the Algerian War (1921-1956)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Zighout_Youcef.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "France"
  isoCode: "FR"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1921-02-18"
deathDate: "1956-09-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.74
  momentum:             0
  historical:           4.8585
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%AF_%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%81"
    title: "زيغود يوسف"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youcef_Zighoud"
    title: "Youcef Zighoud"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%81_%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%AF"
    title: "یوسف زیغود"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youcef_Zighoud"
    title: "Youcef Zighoud"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youcef_Zighoud"
    title: "Youcef Zighoud"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3572801"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump