Belkacem Radjef (1909–1989) was born in Fort-National, Algeria and spent 32 years of his life in the fight for Algerian independence from French colonialism. He joined the friends of El Ouma, a group of leaders of the first movement for independence in 1930 after the L'Etoile Nord Africaine had been dissolved in 1929. It was reconstituted in May 1933 under the name of Glorieuse Etoile Nord Africaine. He was voted treasurer with Amar Imache secretary and Messali Hadj president. He was one of the lieutenants and advisors of Messali in the 1930s, 40's and early 50's.