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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| 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 | |
| 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 1932 Guelma, French Algeria |
| Died | 27 December 1978 (aged 46) Algiers, Algeria |
| Spouse(s) | Anissa Boumédiène |
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| 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 Boumediene was born in douar beni aadi
Boumediène during the Algerian War of Independence
Boumediene with Ahmed Ben Bella in 1962.
Houari Boumediene standing in a row with the other politicians, 1965.
1972 newsreel about Algeria under Boumédiène
Boumediene with Cuban communist leader Fidel Castro in 1972.
Vizita delegaţiei R.S.R. condusă de preşedintele Nicolae Ceauşescu în Republica Algeriană Democratică şi Populară (vizita protocolară, Houari Boumediene).(11-16 martie 1972).
The 1975 Algiers Agreement was signed by (left to right) the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Boumédiène, and the Iraqi vice-president Saddam Hussein
Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi, Boumediene and Syrian President Hafez al-Assad in Tripoli, 1977
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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