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Chadli Bendjedid

Bendjedid was born in Bouteldja on 14 April 1929. He served in the French Army as a non-commissioned officer and fought in Indochina. He defected to the National Liberation Front (FLN) at the beginning of the Algerian War of Independence in 1954. A protégé of Houari Boumediene, Bendjedid was rewarded with the command of the Constantine Military Region Oran, Algeria in 1964. After independence he rose through the ranks, becoming head of the 2nd Military Region in 1964 and Colonel in 1969. He commanded the 2nd Military Region from 1964 to 1978, and there supervised the evacuation of French military forces stationed at Mers el-Kebir in conformity with the Évian Accords, and the monitoring of the frontier between Algeria and Morocco which was the site of significant tension.

3rd President of Algeria

In office 9 February 1979 – 11 January 1992
Preceded by	Rabah Bitat
Succeeded by	Abdelmalek Benhabyles
Personal details
Born	14 April 1929 Bouteldja, Algeria
Died	6 October 2012 (aged 83) Algiers, Algeria
Political party	FLN
Spouse(s)	Halima Ben Aissa
Children	4
Profession	Soldier
Religion	Sunni Islam
Military service
Allegiance	Algeria
Service/branch	ALN PNP
Years of service	1954–1962 (ALN) 1962–1979 (PNP)
Rank	Colonel
Battles/wars	Algerian War

Source: Wikipedia