Ali Yahia Abdennour (January 18, 1921 – April 25, 2021) was an Algerian politician, lawyer and human rights activist.
[2] Abdennour became a teacher and was assigned for four years to Affreville (today Khemis Miliana), birthplace of the future commander of Wilayah IV, Si M'hammed Bougara, whom he later met in hiding.
[3] In 1945, he joined the Algerian People's Party-Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Liberties at the time of Algeria war and he left the PPA-MTLD party during the Berber crisis in 1949.
[12] On 8 October 2017, together with Ahmed Taleb Ibrahimi and Rachid Benyelles they declared the state of incapacity of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who had been affected by a stroke.
[16] On 15 October, Abdennour and several other personalities, including the former head of government Ahmed Benbitour, former Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Taleb Ibrahimi, former Minister of Culture Abdelaziz Rahabi and former Minister of Education Ali Benmohamed, as well as lawyer Abdelghani Badi, and academics Nacer Djabi and Louisa Ait Hamadouche called for "a new reading of reality", at the departure of the dignitaries of the regime, as well as holding the presidential election after a dialogue.
[17] On 10 December, with 18 other personalities -- including Ahmed Taleb Ibrahimi, Mostefa Bouchachi Ali Benmohamed, Abdelaziz Rahabi, Ahmed Benbitour, Abdelghani Badi, Nacer Djabi, and Louisa Ait Hamadouche -- Abdennour called for not interfering with Algerians' voting.