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Algerian politician (1899-1985), President of Provisional Government of Algeria, president of the National Constitutional Assembly of Algeria

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Ferhat Abbas was an influential Algerian political leader who served as President of the Provisional Government of Algeria and later led the National Constitutional Assembly during Algeria's transition to independence. His roles were crucial in shaping Algeria's path to becoming an independent nation in the mid-20th century.

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1899
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  • Guerre et révolution d'Algerie
  • Ghadan sa-yaṭlaʻu al-nahār
  • Demain se lèvera le jour
  • Autopsie d'une guerre
  • Guerre et révolution d'Algérie

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Acting · Chahna, Algeria

Ferhat Abbas was an Algerian politician who acted in a provisional capacity as the then yet-to-become independent country's Prime Minister from 1958 to 1961, as well as the first President of the National Assembly and the first acting Chief of State after independence.

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  • At War for Algeria — Self - FLN Leader (archive footage)2022
  • It Was the War of Algeria — Self - President of the Algerian Republic (archive footage)2022

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Ferhat Abbas
date of birth
1899-08-24
date of death
1985-12-23
name in native language
فرحات عباس
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Ferhat Abbas (Arabic: فرحات عباس‎; ALA-LC: Farḥāt ʿAbbās; Kabyle: Ferḥat Ɛebbas; 24 August 1899 – 24 December 1985) was an Algerian politician who acted in a provisional capacity as the then yet-to-become independent country's Prime Minister from 1958 to 1961, as well as the first President of the National Assembly and the first acting Chief of State after independence.

An influential figure in the Young Algerians, Abbas initially advocated for equal political rights for Algerian Muslims in France and for the granting of French citizenship for Algerian Muslims. Over time, he became a revolutionary Algerian nationalist.

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