Political Leaders: Algeria

Leaders of Algeria
(Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria)

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Parties: FLN: National Liberation Front; PRS: Revolutionary Socialist Party; RND: National Rally for Democracy; n/p: non-party

Heads of State

President of the Provisional Executive
Abderrahmane Farès     3 Jul 1962 - 25 Sep 1962 (+1991)  FLN              

Chairman of the National Constituent Assembly
Ferhat Abbas          25 Sep 1962 - 27 Sep 1962 (+1985)  FLN

President of the Republic
Ahmed Ben Bella       27 Sep 1962 - 19 Jun 1965          FLN (*)

Chairman of the Revolutionary Council
Houari Boumédiène     19 Jun 1965 - 12 Dec 1976 (+1978)  military/FLN

Presidents of the Republic
Houari Boumédiène     12 Dec 1976 - 27 Dec 1978 (+)      FLN
Rabah Bitat           27 Dec 1978 -  9 Feb 1979 (+2000)  FLN (acting)
Chadli Bendjedid       9 Feb 1979 - 11 Jan 1992          FLN

Chairman of the Constitutional Council
Abdelmélik Benhabilès 11 Jan 1992 - 14 Jan 1992          FLN 

High Security Committee (HCS) (consultative, non-ruling body)
Ahmed Ghozali (prime minister)                           FLN
Gen. Khaled Nezzar (Defence minister)                    military
Gen. Abdelmalek Guenaizia (Armed Forces chief Staff)     military
Gen. Mohammed Lamari (Army comm-in-chief)                military
Gen. Mohammed Mediene (Army Security Service chief)      military
Gen. Larbi Belkheir (Interior minister)                  FLN
Abdelhamid Brahimi (Foreign minister)                    FLN
                     
High Committee of State (HCE) (collective presidency)
Gen. Khaled Nezzar                                       military
Ali Hussain Kafi                                         FLN
Ali Haroun                                               FLN
El-Tidjani Haddam     14 Jan 1992 - 16 Jan 1992 (+2000)  n/p

Chairman of the HCE
Mohammed Boudiaf      16 Jan 1992 - 29 Jun 1992 (+)a     PRS

High Committee of State (HCE) (collective presidency)
Redha Malek                                              n/p (from 2 Jul)
Gen. Khaled Nezzar                                       military
Ali Hussain Kafi                                         FLN
Ali Haroun                                               FLN
El-Tidjani Haddam     29 Jun 1992 -  2 Jul 1992 (+2000)  n/p

Chairman of the HCE
Ali Hussain Kafi       2 Jul 1992 - 31 Jan 1994          FLN           

Presidents of the Republic
Liamine Zéroual       31 Jan 1994 - 27 Apr 1999          n/p, RND (**)
Abdelaziz Bouteflika  27 Apr 1999 -                      n/p

(*) President of the Republic only since 20 Sep 1963; to then, President of the Government acting as head of State.
(**) President of the Republic since 27 Nov 1995; to then styled head of State.

Heads of Government

Heads of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Revolution (GPRA, in rebellion)
Ferhat Abbas          19 Sep 1958 - 27 Aug 1961 (+1985)  FLN 
Benyoucef Ben Khedda  27 Aug 1961 - 27 Sep 1962 (+2003)  FLN                 

Prime Ministers
Ahmed Ben Bella       27 Sep 1962 - 20 Sep 1963          FLN
Mohammed Abdelghani    8 Mar 1979 - 22 Jan 1984 (+1996)  FLN
Abdelhamid Brahimi    22 Jan 1984 -  5 Nov 1988          FLN
Kasdi Merbah           5 Nov 1988 -  9 Sep 1989 (+1993)a FLN
Mouloud Hamrouche      9 Sep 1989 -  5 Jun 1991          FLN
Ahmed Ghozali          5 Jun 1991 -  8 Jul 1992          FLN
Belaid Abdessalam      8 Jul 1992 - 21 Aug 1993          FLN
Redha Malek           21 Aug 1993 - 11 Apr 1994          n/p
Mokdad Sifi           11 Apr 1994 - 31 Dec 1995          n/p
Ahmed Ouyahia         31 Dec 1995 - 15 Dec 1998          n/p, RND
Smail Hamdani         15 Dec 1998 - 23 Dec 1999          n/p
Ahmed Benbitour       23 Dec 1999 - 27 Aug 2000          n/p
Ali Benflis           27 Aug 2000 -  5 May 2003          FLN
Ahmed Ouyahia          5 May 2003 - 24 May 2006          RND
Abdelaziz Belkhadem   24 May 2006 - 23 Jun 2008          FLN
Ahmed Ouyahia         23 Jun 2008 -                      RND

Ministers of Foreign Affairs

Mohammed Khemisti     1962-1963 (+)a  FLN                          
Abdelaziz Bouteflika  1963-1979       FLN
Mohammed Benyahia     1979-1982 (+)k  FLN
Ahmed Taleb Ibrahimi  1982-1988       FLN
Boualem Bassaya       1988-1989       FLN
Ahmed Ghozali         1989-1991       FLN
Lakhdar Brahimi       1991-1993       FLN
Redha Malek           1993            n/p
Mohammed Saleh Dembri 1993-1996       n/p
Ahmed Attaf           1996-1999       RND 
Youssef Yousfi        1999-2000      
Abdelaziz Belkhadem   2000-2005       FLN
Mohammed Bedjaoui     2005-2007       n/p
Mourad Medelci        2007-           n/p

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