Mohamed Boudiaf
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"Boudiaf" redirects here. For the wife of Mohamed Boudiaf, see Fatiha Boudiaf.
Mohamed Boudiaf (23 June 1919 – 29 June 1992, Arabic: محمد بوضياف; ALA-LC: Muḥammad Bū-Ḍiyāf), also called Si Tayeb el Watani, was an Algerian political leader and one of the founders of the revolutionary National Liberation Front (FLN) that led the Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962). Boudiaf was exiled soon after Algerian independence, and did not go back to Algeria for 27 years. He returned in 1992 to accept a position of Chairman of the High Council of State, but was assassinated four months later.
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Mohamed Boudiaf | |
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محمد بوضياف | |
Chairman of the High Council of State | |
In office 16 January 1992 – 29 June 1992 | |
Prime Minister | Sid Ahmed Ghozali |
Preceded by | Abdelmalek Benhabyles (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Ali Kafi |
Personal details | |
Born | (1919-06-23)June 23, 1919 Ouled Madhi, M'Sila Province, French Algeria |
Died | June 29, 1992(1992-06-29) (aged 73) Annaba, Algeria |
Manner of death | Assassination |
Political party | FLN (1954–1962) PRS (1962–1979) |
Spouse | Fatiha Boudiaf |
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