Ali Kafi

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Ali Kafi

Ali Hussein Kafi ( Arabic علي حسين كافي, DMG ʿAlī Ḥusain Kāfī ; * October 7, 1928 in El Harrouch ; † April 16, 2013 in Geneva ) was an Algerian politician and president of Algeria from July 2, 1992 to January 31, 1994 .

Life

Kafi served during the War of Independence against France and rose to the rank of colonel. From 1957 to 1959 he commanded Wilaya 2 (North Constantinoois) of the ALN. After the victory of the nationalists in the war of independence, he was not one of the supporters of Ahmed Ben Bellas , who became president after independence. Later he was his country's ambassador to Syria , Egypt , Iraq and Italy . In 1990 he was reappointed to a high political office as Secretary General of the FLN War Veterans Organization.

Four days after the assassination of Muhammad Boudiaf, he became chairman of the High Council of State , which was controlled by the Algerian army and intended as a transitional government. His successor was Liamine Zéroual . During the Algerian Civil War he was President of Algeria.

Ali Kafi died in Switzerland in 2013 and was buried in the El Alia cemetery in Algiers.

Web links

Commons : Ali Kafi  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ [1]
  2. ^ A b Hugh Roberts: The Battlefield Algeria 1988 - 2002 - Studies in a Broken Polity. London, 2003, p. 244
  3. ↑ a b c Ali Kafi, Algeria head of state during civil war, dies . In: The Daily Star , April 16, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013. 
  4. ^ Who's Who in the Arab World, 1997-1998 . Google.com. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  5. ^ Ali Kafi, former Algerian leader, dies at 84 . In: Los Angeles Times , April 17, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013. 
personal data
SURNAME Kafi, Ali
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kafi, Ali Hussein (full name); علي حسين كافي (Arabic)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Algerian politician and President of Algeria (1992–1994)
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH El Harrouch
DATE OF DEATH April 16, 2013
Place of death Geneva