Abdelhak Benhamouda

Abdelhak Benhamouda (12 December 1946 in Constantine – 28 January 1997) was an Algerian trade unionist.

He was secretary-general of the General Union of Algerian Workers (UGTA) from 1990 until his assassination by anti-socialist Islamists in 1997.

Abdelhak Benhamouda was a contributing founder of the Algerian political party National Rally for Democracy (RND).

[2] On 28 January 1997, Abdelhak Benhamouda was shot and died in the parking lot of the Maison du peuple, UGTA's headquarters.

While dying in a friend's arms, Benhamouda supposedly mumbled «Kamel, my brother, they betrayed us».