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Ferhat Abbas

Aug 24, 1899 - Dec 24, 1985 (86 years old) in Chahna, Algeria

Ferhat Abbas was an Algerian politician who acted in a provisional capacity as the then yet-to-become independent country's Prime Minister from 1958 to 1961, as well as the first President of the National Assembly and the first acting Chief of State after independence.

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At War for Algeria
Self - FLN Leader (archive footage)
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It Was the War of Algeria
Self - President of the Algerian Republic (archive footage)

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