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Mohamed Boudiaf
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Algerian politician (1919–1992)
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Mohamed Boudiaf, also known by his native name محمد بوضياف, was an Algerian and French politician and writer. Born in 1919, he served as the President of Algeria and was a member of the High Council of State and the National Liberation Front. His religious affiliation was Sunni Islam, and he spoke Arabic. He was married to Fatiha Boudiaf.
Boudiaf participated in World War II and the Algerian War. He received the Croix de guerre 1939–1945, the Médaille militaire, and the National Order of Merit. As an author, he wrote works including *Notre révolution*, *Où va l'Algérie?*, and *La préparation du premier novembre*. He died in Annaba in 1992 from a hand grenade, which was classified as a homicide.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1919
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Notre révolution
- Où va l'Algérie?
- La préparation du premier novembre
- La préparation du 1er Novembre
- La préparation du 1er novembre ; suivi de La lettre ouverte aux Algériens
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Sid Ahmed Ghozali
- Preceded by
- Abdelmalek Benhabyles (Acting)
- Succeeded by
- Ali Kafi
- 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
- Cause of death
- Assassination
- Party
- FLN (1954–1962), PRS (1962–1979)
- Spouse
- Fatiha Boudiaf
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Muhammad
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- M'Sila
- Place of death
- Annaba
- Spouse
- Fatiha Boudiaf
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- President of Algeria
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Religion
- Sunni Islam
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Le jeun Mohamed Boudiaf.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1919-06-23
- date of death
- 1992-06-29
- Commons category
- Mohamed Boudiaf
- cause of death
- hand grenade
- manner of death
- homicide
- name in native language
- محمد بوضياف
- member of
- High Council of State
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Encyclopedic overview
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 politician and statesman, 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 Algeria's independence and did not go back to Algeria for 27 years. He returned in 1992 to accept his appointed position of Chairman of the High Council of State, but he was assassinated four months later.
Early years
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