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At the end of the war, he was briefly the de jure leader of the country, however he was quickly sidelined by more conservative figures.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"23 February 1920","date":"1920-02-23"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2679301#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Berrouaghia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2214965"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2679301#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"4 February 2003","date":"2003-02-04"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2679301#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Algiers","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3561"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2679301#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Algeria","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q262"},{"text":"France","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q142","end":"1962-12-31"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2679301#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"pharmacist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105186"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2679301#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"National Liberation Front","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q204543"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2679301#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Algiers 1","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1190852"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2679301#P69"}},{"key":"website","label":"Official website","values":[{"text":"benkhedda.org","url":"http://www.benkhedda.org/"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2679301#P856"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Algeria (9 August 1961 – 3 July 1962)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2914452","start":"1961-08-09","end":"1962-07-03"},{"text":"Prime Minister of Algeria (9 August 1961 – 22 July 1962)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182762","start":"1961-08-09","end":"1962-07-22"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2679301#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benyoucef_Benkhedda","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2679301","http://www.benkhedda.org/"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Benyoucef Benkhedda born?","a":"Benyoucef Benkhedda was born on 23 February 1920 in Berrouaghia."},{"q":"What positions has Benyoucef Benkhedda held?","a":"Positions held by Benyoucef Benkhedda include: President of Algeria (1961–1962); Prime Minister of Algeria (1961–1962)."},{"q":"Where did Benyoucef Benkhedda study?","a":"Benyoucef Benkhedda was educated at University of Algiers 1."}],"related":[{"name":"Abdelaziz Bouteflika","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abdelaziz-bouteflika"},{"name":"Ferhat Abbas","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ferhat-abbas"},{"name":"Ahmed Ben Bella","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmed-ben-bella"},{"name":"Rabah Bitat","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/rabah-bitat"},{"name":"Houari Boumédiène","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/houari-boumediene"},{"name":"Chadli Bendjedid","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/chadli-bendjedid"},{"name":"Abdelmadjid Tebboune","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abdelmadjid-tebboune"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/benyoucef-benkhedda-b2f73bbe59.jpg","width":218,"height":180,"license":"Public domain","credit":"GPRA [1]","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benkhedda_19march62.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Benyoucef Benkhedda","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benyoucef_Benkhedda","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q2679301","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2679301","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Benkhedda 19march62.jpg by GPRA [1] (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benkhedda_19march62.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Benyoucef Benkhedda, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Benkhedda 19march62.jpg — GPRA [1], Public domain.","cite":"\"Benyoucef Benkhedda\". DigiNepal. Last updated 9 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/benyoucef-benkhedda. Retrieved 15 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-09T07:56:11Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-15","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/benyoucef-benkhedda","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/benyoucef-benkhedda","ne":null}}