What is Ali La Pointe?
{{Infobox person | name = Ali Ammar | image = Ali la pointe.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|05|14|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Miliana]], [[French Algeria]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1957|10|08|1930|01|14|df=yes}} | death_cause = Explosive devices | death_place = [[Algiers]], [[French Algeria]] | organization = {{nowrap|[[National Liberation Army (Algeria)|Armée de libération nationale]] (ALN)}} | movement = [[National Liberation Front (Algeria)|Front de libération nationale]] (FLN) | occupation = [[Freedom Fighter]] | other_names = Ali la Pointe | known_for = [[Battle of Algiers (1957)|Battle of Algiers]] }} '''Ali Ammar''' ({{lang-ar|علي عمار}}; 14 May 1930 – 8 October 1957), better known by his nickname '''Ali la Pointe''', was an Algerian revolutionary fighter and [[guerrilla warfare|guerrilla]] leader of the [[National Liberation Front (Algeria)|National Liberation Front]] who fought for [[Algeria]]n independence against the [[French Algeria|French colonial regime]], during the [[Battle of Algiers]]. ==Biography== Ali Ammar was born on 14 May 1930 in Miliana, Algeria. He belonged to a poor family. The young Ali had a very difficult childhood during which [[poverty]] was prominent by the outbreak of the [[World War I|First World War]], while the Algerians were already suffering the horrors of French colonization. The family's financial situation did not allow him to attend school and hence, he used to work in the fields of the [[Settler|settlers]]. Later, his family moved to [[Casbah]]. At a young age, Ali Ammar faced many hardships as he tried to help his family survive. He strongly disliked the colonial system in Algeria that oppressed his people. Ali [[Rebellion|rebelled]] against this [[injustice]]. When he was just thirteen, he got into trouble for standing up to a French policeman. After serving time in prison, he learned [[masonry]] in [[Algiers]]. He also enj