Mohamed Boudia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mohamed Boudia

Algerian politician

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1932

Place of Birth: Casbah of Algiers, Algiers Province, Algeria

Date of Death: 28-Jun-1973

Profession: writer, playwright, journalist

Nationality: Algeria

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Mohamed Boudia (24 February 1932 – 28 June 1973) was an Algerian and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terrorist (PFLP).
He was assassinated in Paris by a car bomb placed under his seat by Mossad agents as part of the Operation Wrath of God, due to his planning and participation in terrorist attacks against Israelis.
At the time of his assassination, Boudia was the Chief of PFLP operations in Europe.
Boudia was replaced by Carlos the Jackal.Boudia had been a participant in the Algerian War, during which he had been jailed for an attack on a petrol depot in southern France.
The end of the war and Algerian independence in 1962 led to his release, having spent three years in prison.
Boudia was a playwright, and after independence became director of Algeria's national theatre.
He fled to France after Houari Boumediène seized power in June 1965.
He ran a theatre in Paris, whilst beginning to work with figures such as Carlos the Jackal.