Rabah Bitat
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Rabah Bitat رابح بيطاط | |
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President of Algeria Interim | |
In office 27 December 1978 – 9 February 1979 | |
Preceded by | Houari Boumédiène |
Succeeded by | Chadli Bendjedid |
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Born | Aïn Kerma, Constantine,[1] French Algeria | 19 December 1925
Died | 10 April 2000 Paris, France | (aged 74)
Political party | FLN |
Spouse | Zohra Drif (m.1962–2000) |
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Rabah Bitat (
ALA-LC: Rābaḥ Bīṭāṭ; 19 December 1925 in Aïn Kerma
– 10 April 2000) was an Algerian Nationalist and politician.
He served as interim President of Algeria from 1978 to 1979, after Houari Boumediene's death.
Career
Bitat was appointed as
Front de Libération National.[3]
Bitat first supported, then opposed, Ahmed Ben Bella. He held the transportation portfolio under Houari Boumédienne before becoming the first president of the ANP (by the constitution of 1976). Bitat served as acting president (December 1978 – February 1979) after Boumédienne's death in December 1978.[4]
Death
Bitat died in Paris on 10 April 2000.[5]
Personal life
He is survived by his wife Zohra Drif, a member of the Council of the Nation.[6] Bitat and Drif went on to have three children, and now have five grandchildren. They were married until his death in 2000.
See also
References
- ^ "One of the founders of Algerian independence". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ Ottaway, Professor Marina; Ottaway, David; Ottaway, Marina (15 December 1970). "Algeria: The Politics of a Socialist Revolution". University of California Press – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Bitat, Rabah". Rulers. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ "Rabah Bitat". Answers. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ Johnson, Douglas (24 April 2000). "Rabah Bitat". The Guardian.
- ^ "Zohra Drif appelle à un grand débat national", El Annabi, 8 February 2011, retrieved 23 February 2011