Benyoucef Benkhedda

Benyoucef Benkhedda
بن يوسف بن خدة
Benkhedda in 1962
Head of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic
In office
9 August 1961 – 27 September 1962
Vice PresidentKrim Belkacem
Ahmed Ben Bella
Mohamed Boudiaf[1]
Preceded byFerhat Abbas
Succeeded byAhmed ben Bella
Head of Government of Algeria
In office
9 August 1961 – 27 September 1962
PresidentHimself
Abderrahmane Farès
Preceded byFerhat Abbas
Succeeded byAhmed Ben Bella (as Prime Minister)
Personal details
Born(1920-02-23)February 23, 1920[2]
Berrouaghia, Médéa Province, French Algeria
DiedFebruary 4, 2003(2003-02-04) (aged 82)[2]
Algiers, Algeria
Political partyFLN
Alma materUniversity of Algiers
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPharmacist

Benyoucef Benkhedda (Arabic: بن يوسف بن خدة; February 23, 1920 – February 4, 2003) was an Algerian politician. He headed the third GPRA exile government of the National Liberation Front (FLN), acting as a leader during the Algerian War (1954–62). At the end of the war, he was briefly the de jure leader of the country, however he was quickly sidelined by more conservative figures.

  1. ^ Ottaway, Professor Marina; Ottaway, David; Ottaway, Marina (December 15, 1970). "Algeria: The Politics of a Socialist Revolution". University of California Press – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b Obituary from The Guardian, February 18, 2003