Rabah Bitat (;
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: ''Rābaḥ Bīṭāṭ''; 19 December 1925 – 10 April 2000) was an Algerian nationalist and politician.
He served as interim President of Algeria from 1978 to 1979, after
Houari Boumédiène
Houari Boumédiène (; born Mohammed ben Brahim Boukharouba; 23 August 1932 – 27 December 1978) was an Algerian military officer and politician who was the list of heads of state of Algeria, second head of state of independent Algeria from 196 ...
's death.
Career
Bitat was appointed as
Vice President of Algeria in the cabinet of
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ahmed Ben Bella (; 25 December 1916 – 11 April 2012) was an Algerian politician, soldier and socialist revolutionary who served as the head of government of Algeria from 27 September 1962 to 15 September 1963 and then the first president of ...
from September 1962 to September 1963.
Bitat served as
President of the People's National Assembly from April 1977 to October 1990 and was the
interim President of Algeria
The president of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (, ) is the head of state and chief executive of Algeria, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Algerian People's National Armed Forces.
The current president is Abdelmadjid Tebbo ...
from 27 December 1978 to 9 February 1979
after the sudden death of
Houari Boumédiènne Houari is a given name and surname. It may refer to:
Persons Given name
*Houari Boumédiène, also transcribed Boumediene, Boumedienne etc. (1932–1978), served as Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of Algeria from 19 June 1965 until 12 Decembe ...
and before the election of
Chadli Bendjedid. He was from the
Front de Libération National.
[
Bitat first supported and then opposed ]Ahmed Ben Bella
Ahmed Ben Bella (; 25 December 1916 – 11 April 2012) was an Algerian politician, soldier and socialist revolutionary who served as the head of government of Algeria from 27 September 1962 to 15 September 1963 and then the first president of ...
. He held the transportation portfolio under Houari Boumédiène
Houari Boumédiène (; born Mohammed ben Brahim Boukharouba; 23 August 1932 – 27 December 1978) was an Algerian military officer and politician who was the list of heads of state of Algeria, second head of state of independent Algeria from 196 ...
and later became 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.
Death
Bitat died in Paris on 10 April 2000.
Personal life
He is survived by his wife Zohra Drif, a member of the Council of the Nation
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Abdelkader Bensalah was elected as Presid ...
.
See also
* Declaration of 1 November 1954
The "Declaration of 1 November 1954" is the first independentist appeal addressed by the National Liberation Front (Algeria), National Liberation Front (FLN) to the Algerian people, marking the start of the Algerian Revolution and the armed action ...
References
1925 births
2000 deaths
People from Constantine, Algeria
Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Liberties politicians
National Liberation Front (Algeria) politicians
Members of the National Liberation Front (Algeria)
Presidents of the People's National Assembly of Algeria
Vice presidents of Algeria
Algerian revolutionaries
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