Mohamed Daghbaji
Mohamed Daghbaji, born in 1885 in Wadi Ezatoun and died on March 1, 1924 in El Hamma, is a Tunisian fellaga, resistance fighter against the French protectorate, and one of the first figures of the national movement.
Born in a village located around thirty kilometers from El Hamma, in the current governorate of Gabès, he comes from the Beni Zid family.
He completed military service in the French army between 1907 and 1910. Faced with unemployment, he chose to rejoin the army in 1915 but deserted the following year with some of his comrades. He then took part in attacks against French military camps in the south of the country. The protectorate authorities therefore decide to hunt them down.
Daghbaji notably led the revolt of January 2, 1920 before joining a group of militants in Libya who carried out several operations in Tunisia. The French authorities had him tried in absentia by a court martial on April 27, 1921, and sentenced to the death penalty. He was subsequently arrested by the Italian occupying forces, brought back to Tunisia and shot in the souk square of El Hamma on March 1, 1924 at the age of 39.
Born in a village located around thirty kilometers from El Hamma, in the current governorate of Gabès, he comes from the Beni Zid family.
He completed military service in the French army between 1907 and 1910. Faced with unemployment, he chose to rejoin the army in 1915 but deserted the following year with some of his comrades. He then took part in attacks against French military camps in the south of the country. The protectorate authorities therefore decide to hunt them down.
Daghbaji notably led the revolt of January 2, 1920 before joining a group of militants in Libya who carried out several operations in Tunisia. The French authorities had him tried in absentia by a court martial on April 27, 1921, and sentenced to the death penalty. He was subsequently arrested by the Italian occupying forces, brought back to Tunisia and shot in the souk square of El Hamma on March 1, 1924 at the age of 39.