Houari Boumediene
Houari Boumediene was an Algerian statesman who led the country from 1965 until his death in 1978. Algiers airport bears his name. Born Mohamed Ben Brahim Boukharouba on 23 August 1932 near Guelma, he died on 27 December 1978 in Algiers.
Houari Boumediene was an Algerian statesman who led the country from 1965 until his death in 1978. Algiers airport bears his name. Born Mohamed Ben Brahim Boukharouba on 23 August 1932 near Guelma, he died on 27 December 1978 in Algiers.
The young Boukharouba studied at the Islamic Institute in Constantine and then abroad.
During the war of independence he joined the National Liberation Army and took the name Houari Boumediene. The young officer rose to become chief of staff of the army.
After independence he served as Minister of Defence, and on 19 June 1965 he took power. He chaired the Revolutionary Council, the ruling body, and from 1976 was president of the Republic.
Under his rule the country played a strong role among the non-aligned countries, which sided with neither bloc in the Cold War.
The University of Science and Technology in Bab Ezzouar also bears his name.
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