Abdelmalek Benhabyles
Abdelmalek Benhabyles عبد المالك بن حابيليس | |
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President of Algeria Acting | |
In office 11 January 1992 – 14 January 1992 | |
Prime Minister | Sid Ahmed Ghozali |
Preceded by | Chadli Bendjedid |
Succeeded by | Mohamed Boudiaf (as Chairman of the High Council of State) |
Personal details | |
Born | Beni Aziz, French Algeria | 27 April 1921
Died | 28 December 2018 Algiers, Algeria | (aged 97)
Abdelmalek Benhabylès (Arabic: عبد المالك بن حبيلس, 27 April 1921 – 28 December 2018)[1][2] was an Algerian politician. He was born in Chevreuil. He was a chairman of the Constitutional Council from 11 January 1992 until 14 January 1992, thus was acting head of state when the military ousted Chadli Bendjedid.[3][4] He received the 1st Class, Grand Cordon of Order of the Rising Sun on 17 December 2012.[5]
A fervent nationalist, he was Minister of Justice from 1977 to 1979, and in the latter year was appointed Secretary General of the Republic. He was chair of the Ligue algérienne de défense des droits de l’homme (LADDH). He died on 28 December 2018 at the age of 97.[6]
Honours[]
- National
- Grand Master of the National Order of Merit
- Foreign
- Grand Cordon of Order of the Rising Sun (Japan, 17 December 2012).
References[]
- ^ Saada, Hana. "President Bouteflika hails late Abdelmalek Benhabyles's activism | DZ Breaking". Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Décès d'Abdelmalek Benhabylès, Président du Conseil Constitutionnel sous Chadli" (in French). Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ Rowland, Jacky (13 January 1992). "Algeria cancels polls". The Guardian. ProQuest 187259653.
- ^ Rulers[unreliable source?]
- ^ "Ambassade du Japon en Algerie". www.dz.emb-japan.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Décès d'Abdelmalek Benhabylès, Président du Conseil Constitutionnel sous Chadli". DIA (in French). 29 December 2018. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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