Rabah Bitat

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Rabah Bitat

Rabah Bitat ( Arabic رابح بيطاط, DMG Rābaḥ Bīṭāṭ ; * December 19, 1925 in Aïn El Karma ; † April 10, 2000 in Paris ) was an Algerian politician and briefly President of Algeria.

Political career

Bitat became president on December 27, 1978 after the death of his predecessor Houari Boumedienne . He held this office until February 9, 1979, the shortest term of office of a president in Algeria.

Bitat was a member of the Front de Liberation Nationale party .

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