As part of the festivities commemorating the 61st anniversary of the demonstrations of December 11th, 1961, and in execution of the decision of the High Command of the People's National Army to baptize its structures and units with the names of the Chouhada and Moudjahidine of our Glorious November Revolution, Major-General Mohamed Salah BENBICHA, Secretary General of the Ministry of National Defense supervised, today, Saturday December 11th, 2021, the baptism ceremony of the Directorate of Social Service’s headquarters / MND , in Algiers on the name of the late Moudjahid Belkhir BEKHOUCHE, with the presence of Central Directors and Senior Executives of the Ministry of National Defense.


      After the welcoming ceremony, the Secretary General of the Ministry of National Defense, accompanied by the MND Social Service’s Director, proceeded to the inauguration of the commemorative plaque of the said Directorate bearing the name of the late Moudjahid Belkhir BEKHOUCHE in the presence of his family members. Subsequently, the Secretary General of the Ministry of National Defense visited an exhibition of historical photographs commemorating the demonstrations of December 11th, 1960 as well as pictures related to the various social service’s installations and structures acquired by the People’s National Army.



      By the end of this ceremony, the Major-General, Secretary General of the Ministry of National Defense honored members of the family of the late Moudjahid and offered them symbolic gifts.