The November Revolution Between Philosophical Rooting and Practical Implementation: A Reading in the Perspective of Bukhari Hamana

Abstract

This topic addresses the philosophical dimension of the November 1st, 1954 Revolution through a reading of the perspective of the thinker Bukhari Hamana, who sought to highlight that the Algerian Revolution was not merely a political liberation movement, but an integrated intellectual project combining theory and practice. The revolution emerged in a harsh colonial context that targeted national identity, which led to the construction of a revolutionary philosophy based on collective awareness and a liberating will.

Bukhari Hamana sees that the philosophy of the revolution is based on five main foundations: optimism, clarity, work, democracy, and integration. Optimism represented a faith-based starting point in the possibility of liberation, while clarity constituted a condition for the people’s awareness of their objectives, while work was embodied in the transition from theorization to armed revolutionary action. Democracy appeared as a collective practice expressing the will of the people, while integration ensured the harmony of the different intellectual, social, and political dimensions of the revolution.

These principles were manifested in reality through the unification of the people, the organization of revolutionary work, and confronting colonialism internally and externally, which enabled the revolution to achieve its objectives. Accordingly, the study concluded that the success of the Algerian Revolution is due to this deep interaction between philosophical rooting and practical implementation, which made it a distinguished model in global liberation movements.