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Boumédienne, Houari
Boumédienne, Houari (b. 23 Aug. 1927, d. 27 Dec. 1978). Chairman of the Revolutionary Council 1965–77, President of Algeria 1977–8 Born as Mohammed Bou Kharrouba in Guelma (eastern Algeria), he studied in Paris, Tunis, and Cairo, where he met Ben Bella. He joined his Front de Libération Nationale in 1955. In 1960, he became Chief of Staff of the Algerian government-in-exile, and in 1962 supported Ben Bella's accession to power. He became Minister of National Defence in 1962, but in 1965 led a coup against Ben Bella whose policies he considered too Western. He tried to create an industrial base to make his country economically more independent from France. To this end Boumédienne founded national industries and nationalized existing ones, such as the oil industry in 1971. Within the UN and the non-aligned movement he championed a new dialogue between the industrialized northern and the less developed southern countries of the world, with countries such as Algeria as a mediator. He gradually improved relations with France, though relations with Morocco deteriorated because of his substantial support of the Western Saharan independence movement, POLISARIO. He died in office.
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "Boumédienne, Houari." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "Boumédienne, Houari." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-BoumdienneHouari.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "Boumédienne, Houari." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-BoumdienneHouari.html |
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Houari Boumedienne
Houari Boumedienne , 1932?–78, president and prime minister of Algeria (1965–78). While studying in Cairo during the early 1950s he joined a group of expatriate Algerian nationalists that included Ahmed Ben Bella. Boumedienne secretly reentered Algeria (1955) to join a group of guerrillas operating in the province of Oran. He was (1960–62) chief of staff of the exiled National Liberation Army in Tunisia and served as Algeria's minister of defense from the time of its independence. After a series of disputes with Ben Bella, Boumedienne led a coup that overthrew his former ally's government. After the coup, Boumedienne assumed the posts of president, prime minister, and chairman of the revolutionary council. |
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"Houari Boumedienne." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Houari Boumedienne." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Boumedie.html "Houari Boumedienne." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Boumedie.html |
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Boumédienne, Houari
Boumédienne, Houari (1925–78) Algerian statesman. In the early 1950s he joined a group of expatriate Algerian nationalists in Cairo that included BEN BELLA and in 1955 he joined resistance forces in ALGERIA operating against the French. He became chief-of-staff of the exiled National Liberation Front in Tunisia (1960–62). In March 1962 his forces occupied Algiers for Ben Bella after which a peace treaty was signed with France. He displaced Ben Bella in a coup in 1965, ruling until his death in 1978.
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"Boumédienne, Houari." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Boumédienne, Houari." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-BoumdienneHouari.html "Boumédienne, Houari." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-BoumdienneHouari.html |
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