Benali Boudghène
Colonel Lotfi Dghine Benali | |
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| Native name | بن علي دغين بودغن |
| Other name(s) | Colonel Lotfi, Si Brahim |
| Nickname(s) | Colonel Lotfi |
| Born | May 5, 1934 Tlemcen, French Algeria (present-day Algeria) |
| Died | March 27, 1960 (aged 25) Béchar, French Algeria |
| Buried | |
| Years of service | 1954–1960 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles / wars | Algerian War |
Benali Dghine Boudghene (Arabic: بن علي دغين بودغن; May 5, 1934 – March 27, 1960), commonly known as Colonel Lotfi, was born on 5 May 1934 in Tlemcen in Algeria. Benali was an Algerian leader in the Algerian War, organising the Wilaya V from 1958 to 1960. He first worked as a Political leader with the National Liberation Front then moved to fighting in battlefield; he was killed in Béchar by French troops in 1960