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Emir Abdelkader

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Abd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din (6 September 1808 – 26 May 1883), known as the Emir Abdelkader, was an Algerian religious and military leader who led a struggle against the French colonial invasion of Algiers in the early 19th century.

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  • Death is a black camel, which kneels at the gates of all.
    • Reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922) p. 163
    • Compare: James B. Kenyon, "A Challenge"
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