Rabah Bitat
| Rabah Bitat | |
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| 5th President of Algeria | |
| In office 27 December 1978 – 9 February 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Houari Boumédiènne |
| Succeeded by | Chadli Bendjedid |
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| Born | December 19, 1925 Aïn Kerma, French Algeria (now Algeria) |
| Died | April 10, 2000 (aged 74) Paris, France[1] |
| Political party | FLN |
| Spouse(s) | Zohra Drif (1962-2000) |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Rabah Bitat (Arabic: رابح بيطاط) (December 19, 1925 - April 10, 2000). He served as President of the People's National Assembly from April 1977 to October 1990 and was the fifth President of Algeria from 27 December 1978 to 9 February 1979. He became president after the death of Houari Boumédiènne and was replaced by Chadli Bendjedid. He was from the Front de Libération National.
Bitat first supported, then opposed, Ahmed Ben Bella. He held the transportation portfolio under Houari Boumédienne before becoming 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.[2]
He is survived by his wife Zohra Drif, a member of the Council of the Nation.[3]
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