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Rabah Bitat | |
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رابح بيطاط | |
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| President of Algeria Interim | |
| In office 27 December 1978 – 9 February 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Houari Boumédiène |
| Succeeded by | Chadli Bendjedid |
| President of the People's National Assembly | |
| In office 8 March 1977 – 3 October 1990 | |
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| Born | (1925-12-19)19 December 1925 |
| Died | 10 April 2000(2000-04-10) (aged 74) Paris, France |
| Political party | FLN |
| Spouse | Zohra Drif (m.1962–2000) |
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Rabah Bitat (Arabic:رابح بيطاط;ALA-LC:Rābaḥ Bīṭāṭ; 19 December 1925 – 10 April 2000) was an Algerian nationalist and politician.
He served as interim President of Algeria from 1978 to 1979, afterHouari Boumédiène's death.
Bitat was appointed asVice President of Algeria in the cabinet ofAhmed Ben Bella from September 1962 to September 1963.[2] Bitat served asPresident of the People's National Assembly from April 1977 to October 1990 and was theinterimPresident of Algeria from 27 December 1978 to 9 February 1979[3] after the sudden death ofHouari Boumédiènne and before the election ofChadli Bendjedid. He was from theFront de Libération National.[3]
Bitat first supported and then opposedAhmed Ben Bella. He held the transportation portfolio underHouari Boumédiène and later became the first president of the ANP (by the constitution of 1976). Bitat served as acting president (December 1978 – February 1979) after Boumédienne's death in December 1978.[4]
Bitat died in Paris on 10 April 2000.[5]
He is survived by his wifeZohra Drif, a member of theCouncil of the Nation.[6] Bitat and Drif went on to have three children, and now have five grandchildren. They were married until his death in 2000.
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| Preceded by | President of Algeria Interim 1978–1979 | Succeeded by |
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