Félix Colozzi

Félix Louis Giro Colozzi (فيليكس كولوزي), born March 12, 1930, in Algiers and died February 14, 2025, at the age of 95, in Longjumeau (France), was a trade unionist and Fiday fighter for Algerian independence.

Félix Louis Giro Colozzi was born on March 12, 1930, in Algiers. Born into a European family living in Algeria, he grew up in a context marked by inequality and colonial domination. From an early age, he became involved in the fight for independence alongside other activists of European origin, such as Henri Maillot, Fernand Iveton, and Maurice Laban.

From a young age, Félix Colozzi was active in the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) and joined the Algerian Communist Party (PCA). Faced with the intensification of the conflict, the PCA established the Committees for the Defense of Liberties (CDL), clandestine armed struggle networks. In 1956, his commitment took a more radical turn when he joined the ranks of the National Liberation Army (ALN) as an individual,...