Slimane Hoffman

Hoffman was born in 1922 to a father in the French Foreign Legion and an Algerian mother.^[2][3] He served in the French Army as a tank specialist in the 1950s.^[3] While stationed in Germany, Hoffman and several other officers deserted their post to join the FLN.^[3] In the FLN, Hoffman was sent to train FLN recruits and officers in Tunisia, and between 1960 and 1962 Hoffman served as Chief of Staff of the Algerian Ministry of Defense.^[2] During that time, he also held several positions within the Algerian government.^[2]

Following Algerian independence, Hoffman served as the commander of military intelligence under Houari Boumédiène until 1965.^[4] Hoffman informed American intelligence on the condition of Boumediene while the president was in a coma.^[5] Hoffman was appointed as wali of Algiers Province on August 18, 1970, succeeding M'hamed Yala.^[6] He held this position until January 17, 1975, when he was succeeded by Abderrazek Bouhara.^[7]

From 1975 to 1979, Hoffman served as the advisor to the Algerian president.^[2][8] During that time, he also served as the FLN chief of international relations, a position in which he remained until 1987.^[9][10] In an interview with the New York Times in 1982, Hoffman supported better relations between Algeria and the United States.^[11] Hoffman died in 1992 in Nice, France.^{[citation needed]}