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Houari Boumédiène

1932 - 1978

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Houari Boumédiène (Arabic: هواري بومدين, romanized: Hawwārī Būmadyan; born Mohammed ben Brahim Boukherouba; 23 August 1932 – 27 December 1978) was an Algerian military officer and politician who was the second head of state of independent Algeria from 1965 until his death in 1978. He served as Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of Algeria from 19 June 1965 until 12 December 1976 and thereafter as president of Algeria until his death. Born in Guelma, he was educated at the Islamic Institute in Constantine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Houari Boumédiène has received more than 437,906 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Houari Boumédiène is the 1,993rd most popular politician (up from 2,236th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Algeria (up from 19th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Algerian Politician.

Houari Boumédiène was the president of Algeria from 1965 to 1978. He is most famous for his socialist reforms and the establishment of a one-party system.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Houari Boumédiène ranks 1,993 out of 19,576. Before him are László Sólyom, Al-Hadi, Philippikos Bardanes, Richard II, Duke of Normandy, Maximinus II, and William V, Prince of Orange. After him are Mario Monti, Tristan, Liu Shan, Prince Napoléon Bonaparte, Francis II of the Two Sicilies, and William II of Sicily.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Houari Boumédiène ranks 30. Before him are Glenn Gould, Anthony Perkins, Anatoliy Solovianenko, Carlos Saura, Camilo Cienfuegos, and Gerhard Richter. After him are Ellen Burstyn, Melvin Schwartz, Michel Legrand, Sirikit, Adolfo Suárez, and Ryszard Kapuściński. Among people deceased in 1978, Houari Boumédiène ranks 19. Before him are Ramón Mercader, Anastas Mikoyan, Ricardo Zamora, John Cazale, Harry Martinson, and Kurt Student. After him are Margaret Mead, Willy Messerschmitt, Ronnie Peterson, Vincent du Vigneaud, Mohammed Daoud Khan, and Hasso von Manteuffel.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Houari Boumédiène ranks 16 out of 213. Before him are Jugurtha (-160), Ahmed Ben Bella (1916), Emir Abdelkader (1808), Juba II (-52), Édouard-Henri Avril (1849), and Abdelmadjid Tebboune (1945). After him are Dihya (700), Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois (1898), Juba I of Numidia (-85), Martianus Capella (360), Daniel Auteuil (1950), and Ptolemy of Mauretania (-9).

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Among POLITICIANS In Algeria

Among politicians born in Algeria, Houari Boumédiène ranks 7. Before him are Macrinus (164), Jugurtha (-160), Ahmed Ben Bella (1916), Emir Abdelkader (1808), Juba II (-52), and Abdelmadjid Tebboune (1945). After him are Dihya (700), Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois (1898), Juba I of Numidia (-85), Ptolemy of Mauretania (-9), Syphax (-250), and Ferhat Abbas (1899).

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