If Colonel M'hamed Bougara, whose real name is Ahmed Ben Larbi Bougara, nicknamed If M'Hamed was born December 2, 1928 in Khemis-Miliana, in the province of Ain ​​Defla. Coming from a conservative average family. He made ​​his primary studies in the French school, learned the Qur'an and the principles of Islam then went to Tunis in 1946 to continue his studies at the Zitouna mosque. He learned art electric welder and worked at the pipe factory and the Company to Railways in Khemis Miliana. He was also employed as a steward at the vocational training center in Blida and Algiers. The Algerian Muslim Scouts formed the original framework in which he began his nationalist activity. It joined when he was only 16 years old. In 1946, he joined the PPA (Algerian People's Party) and the Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Liberties. He was imprisoned twice by the French authorities: the first time May 8, 1945 for its active participation in the events of May 8, 45 and the second time in 1950. He continued his fight in hiding, having performed with his patriotic sense that armed revolution was the only way for the people to wrest freedom. He then began to organize resistance to Jebel Amrouna and Théniet El Had and in other regions. Since the outbreak of the first spark of the Revolution of November 1st First, he had to perform various responsibilities since he was promoted to policy assistant in 1955 and responsible for communications between Algiers and its surroundings. He participated in many battles that took theater to the wilaya IV including Bouzegza, Sacamodi, Melh Oued el Oued Fodda and other areas were witnesses of the actions of the martyr and his companions. the recognition of these actions by officials earned If M'hamed being promoted to captain. This enabled him to attend the Congress of the Soumam held August 20, 1956 and in which "If Mohamed Bougara" was one of the active elements in the sequence of events, the definition and orientation process political and military organization of the revolution across the country. Moreover, Congress honored him by recognizing him as political leader and active member of the board of the wilaya IV. If M'hamed was not only a military leader. His personality was also of a social dimension which manifested in action he led to achieve understanding between militants from the countryside and those in cities. In 1958, he was promoted to colonel, Chief wilaya IV. He participated in a meeting of commanders historical wilayas, held on 6 December in El Milia in northern Constantine. If M'hamed Bougara, commander of the historic wilaya IV from 1957 to 1959 led the most difficult region country during one of the harshest periods of the war of national liberation. He was known for his sense of humor. He also managed to combine the qualities of military strategist and politician, participating in major operations, such as the reception of students who joined the FLN in 1956 or elimination of Kobus next year. Navigating between Ouarsenis , the mountains of Blida and Medea, the Dhahra and Lakhdharia region with its famous maquis Bouzegza, he also established and maintained contacts with other wilayas to coordinate political and military action. If M'Hamed showed exceptional control in the direction of the wilaya IV, in an extremely difficult situation. he managed to impose real liberated areas in Ouarsenis the Zaccar the Blida Atlas Mountains and Medea, as he led great battles to Amrouna, Theniet El-Had in Ouarsenis at Bouzegza in Zaccar and also in Oued El Maleh Oued Fodda. summer 59 Bougara was with a large unit in the region of Medea when, late at night, vehicle headlights began to converge from all directions to the region where it was. it was a siege conducted with several thousand men. In the morning, the battle began. It lasted for hours. Several dozen mujahideen fell there. Among them, Si M'Hamed Bougara.