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Mar 2022
34m 14s

Rachida Miri - Ép. 2

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Rachida n’a pas hésité. Soutenir la révolution depuis sa ville natale, Ouejda au Maroc, ne suffisait pas. Mais tout quitter pour partir en mission dans un pays en guerre ? À l’appel du FLN, Rachida avait 19 ans. Mais elle savait ce qu’elle faisait. 
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