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Islamic Salvation Front |
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Islamic Salvation FrontFrench Front Islamique du Salut (FIS)Algerian Islamist political party. Known best by its French acronym, the organization was founded in 1989 by Ali Belhadj and Abbasi al-Madani. 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. The government canceled the second round, however, and arrested many of the group's leaders. The FIS and more extreme Islamist groups afterward waged a protracted guerrilla war, in which atrocities by both sides were alleged to have occured. The group was blamed for the assassination of Pres. Mohamed Boudiaf, but no clear proof was ever found. See also Armed Islamic Group; Liamine Zeroual. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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While Egypt engaged in selective repression, by contrast Algeria engaged in more general, collective repression of the Front Islamique du Salut (FIS). The emergence of Algeria's Front Islamique du Salut was also preceded by plummeting GDP growth and high unemployment rates caused by the 1986 collapse in world oil prices. In addition to the speeches of its leaders, this section draws heavily from Abdelasiem El-Difraoui, "La critique du systeme democratique par le Front islamique du salut," in Kepel, Exils et Royaumes, op. |
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