Movement for the Autonomy of Kabylie

The Movement for the self-determination of Kabylie (MAK; Kabyle: Afraniman i Tmurt n Yeqbayliyen; French: Mouvement pour l'autonomie de la Kabylie) is a non-violent nationalist movement Kabyle political organization seeking self-governing rule for the province of Kabylie in Algeria. It was founded by the Kabyle Berberist singer Ferhat Mehenni, now president of the Provisional Government of Kabylie in exile, after the "Black Spring" disturbances in 2001.

Movement for Self-Determination of Kabylie

French: Mouvement pour l’autodétermination de la Kabylie
Kabyle: Afraniman i Tmurt n Iqbayliyen
LeaderFerhat Mehenni
Founded30 June 2001
HeadquartersFrance
IdeologyIndependentism
Kabyle nationalism
secularism
Sovereignty
Party flag
Website
www.makabylie.org

MAK claims to speak for the minority Kabyle people, who express frustration due to the efforts of the Algerian government to assimilate the remaining Berber nation's minorities into the Arabized Berber and Arab majority. The immediate goal of MAK is regional self-determination for the province of Kabylie, which, according to Mehenni, could be the "first step towards a Kabyle, Berber State".

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