Acting
Houari Boumédiène
- Born
- Aug 23, 1932 · Aged 46
- Died
- Dec 27, 1978
- Place of birth
- Guelma, Algeria
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 3
- TV credits
- 1
Also known as (2)
- Mohamed Boukherouba
- Houari Boumédienne
Biography
Mohamed Boukherouba (in Arabic: محمد بوخروبة), known as Houari Boumédiène (in Arabic: هواري بومدين), born August 23, 1932 in Aïn Hassainia located near Guelma and died December 27, 1978 in Algiers, is a colonel and an Algerian statesman. He was the second Algerian head of state from 1965 to 1976 and then President of the Republic from 1976 to 1978. A career soldier, Chief of the General Staff of the National Liberation Army from 1959 to 1962, he held high state positions, including being Minister of Defense under Ben Bella I in September 1962, a position he combined with that of…
