Today, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Mr. Kamel Baddari, the Minister of Mujahideen and Rights Holders, Mr. Abdelmalek Tachrifet, and the Governor of Algiers, Mr. Mohamed Abdennour Rabhi, attended a memorial ceremony at Resistance Square in Algiers in tribute to the nation’s martyrs, commemorating the 70th anniversary of Student Day, May 19, 1956.
The ministerial delegation was accompanied by members of both chambers of Parliament, military and security authorities of Algiers Province, the Secretary-General of the National Organization of Mujahideen, representatives of the revolutionary family, officials from various sectors, and members of the Algerian Muslim Scouts.
At the Faculty of Information and Communication Sciences of the University Ibrahim Sultan Cheibout Algiers 3, the delegation attended a national historical conference entitled: “The Algerian Student: From the Memory of Liberation to the Leadership of Change,” organized on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Student Day (May 19, 1956–2026), under the slogan: “A Memory of Struggle and a Journey of Building.”
The conference brought together the Secretary-General of the National Organization of Mujahideen, the Secretary-General of the National Organization of the Children of Martyrs, former ministers, mujahideen men and women, as well as professors, researchers, and students from various higher education institutions.
The conference featured high-level academic presentations delivered by specialized professors and researchers, in addition to live testimonies from mujahideen highlighting the historical and national significance of Student Day.
The event concluded with the two ministers honoring several mujahideen, as well as paying symbolic tribute to the guest lecturers in recognition of their contributions to preserving and promoting the national memory.