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Ahmed Ben Bella
First President of Algeria
- Nationality:
- Algerian
- Category:
- Other
Biography
Ahmed Ben Bella (1916-2012) was the first President of Algeria, serving from 1963 to 1965. He was a key leader of the Algerian independence movement and played a central role in the Algerian War of Independence. He was overthrown in a coup by Houari Boumediene.