Jacques Verges was a French-born lawyer, writer and political activist who earned fame for his defense of FLN militants during the Algerian War of Independence.
He was imprisoned for his activism in 1960 and temporarily lost his license to officially practice law. A supporter of the Palestinian fedayeen in the 1960s, he disappeared from 1970 to 1978 without ever explaining his whereabouts during that period.
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