Houari Boumédiène
Houari Boumédiène[a] (Arabic: هواري بومدين ; ALA-LC: Hawwārī Būmadyan; born Mohammed Ben Brahim Boukherouba; 23 August 1932 – 27 December 1978) was Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of Algeria from 19 June 1965 until 12 December 1976. He was the second President of Algeria until his death in 1978.
Houari Boumédiène هواري بومدين | |
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| File:Houari Boumediene's Portrait.jpg | |
| 2nd President of Algeria | |
| In office 10 December 1976 – 27 December 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Chairman of the Revolutionary Council) |
| Succeeded by | Rabah Bitat (Interim) |
| Chairman of the Revolutionary Council | |
| In office 19 June 1965 – 10 December 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Ben Bella (as President) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as President) |
| 4th Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement[broken anchor] | |
| In office 5 September 1973 – 16 August 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Kaunda |
| Succeeded by | William Gopallawa |
| 6th Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity | |
| In office 13 September 1968 – 6 September 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Mobutu Sese Seko |
| Succeeded by | Ahmadou Ahidjo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohamed Ben Brahim Boukherouba 23 August 1927 Guelma, French Algeria |
| Died | 27 December 1978 (aged 51) Algiers, Algeria |
| Spouse(s) | Anissa Boumédiène |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | Houari Boumédiène |
| Allegiance | Algeria |
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| Years of service |
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| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Algerian War Sand War |
Houari Boumédiène Media
- The house where the late Algerian President Houari Boumediene was born (Guelma peovince).jpg
The house where Boumediene was born in Douar Beni Aadi
- Houari Boumediène - War of Independence.jpg
Boumediène during the Algerian War of Independence
Boumediene with Ahmed Ben Bella in 1962.
- Houari-Boumediene-standing-in-a-row-with-the-other-politicians-391852507172.jpg
Houari Boumediene standing in a row with the other politicians, 1965.
- Algerian Economy 1972.ogv
1972 newsreel about Algeria under Boumédiène
- BENZAZA BOUMEDIENE CASTRO.jpg
Boumediene with Cuban communist leader Fidel Castro in 1972.
- National Order of Merit - Athir v.1 (Algeria) - ribbon bar.gif
National Order of Merit - Athir v.1 (Algeria) - ribbon bar
Ribbon bar of the "Order José Martí"
- Ordre de l'Ouissam Alaouite GC ribbon (Maroc).svg
Ordre de l'Ouissam Alaouite GC ribbon (Maroc)
- Nasser, Aref, Boumieddin, Atassi, Azhari.jpg
Arab heads of state in Cairo to discuss previous talks with Soviet leaders. From left to right: Iraqi president Abdul Rahman Arif, Boumediene, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, Syrian president Nureddin al-Atassi and Sudanese president Ismail al-Azhari, July 1967
Notes
- ↑ Also transcribed Boumediene and Boumedienne
Other websites
- (In French) Le règne de Houari Boumediène Archived 2009-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, El Watan, 27 décembre 2008
- (In Arabic) Video clip of a speech by Houari Boumédiène