Tahar Zbiri | |
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Native name | الطاهر الزبيري |
Born | Annaba, Algeria |
Allegiance | Algeria |
Service/ | Algerian People's National Army |
Years of service | 1954–1967 |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | 5th Military Region Wilaya I |
Commands | Chief of Staff |
Battles/wars | Algerian War of Independence |
Other work | Member of the Council of the Revolution |
Tahar Zbiri (born April 4, 1929) was an Algerian military officer, best known for his role in the country's post-independence military and political developments, particularly his involvement in an attempted coup against the government of president Houari Boumédiène in 1967.[1]
Zbiri served in the Algerian People's National Army as a colonel, the only rank that existed during the regime of Houari Boumédiène, the second head of the state.[2] Zbiri led an unsuccessful coup attempt against president Houari Boumédiène in 1967 after participating in the 1965 military takeover.[3]
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