Mohamed Boudia

Mohamed Boudia (24 February 1932^[1] – 28 June 1973) was a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) assassinated by an Israeli hit team as part of Operation Wrath of God, in reaction to his role in the 1972 Munich massacre. At the time of his assassination Boudia was the head of PFLP terrorist operations in Europe.^[2] Boudia was replaced by Carlos the Jackal.^[3]

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. Independence in 1962 led to his release, having spent three years in prison. Boudia had been 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.^[4]

References

1. ^ Achour Cheurfi (2004), Écrivains algériens: dictionnaire biographique, Casbah éditions
2. ^ Stephen E. Atkins (2004), Encyclopedia of modern worldwide extremists and extremist groups, Greenwood Publishing Group. p288
3. ^ Audrey Kurth Cronin (2009), How terrorism ends: understanding the decline and demise of terrorist campaigns, Princeton University Press, p26
4. ^ John Follain (1998), Jackal: the complete story of the legendary terrorist, Carlos the Jackal, Arcade Publishing, pp30-31

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Name	Boudia, Mohamed
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Date of birth	24 February 1932
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Date of death	28 June 1973
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