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At age 32, Boumédiène remains the youngest person to serve as head of state of Algeria.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"23 August 1932","date":"1932-08-23"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310855#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Guelma","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q609871"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310855#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"27 December 1978","date":"1978-12-27"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310855#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/Q310855#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Algeria","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q262"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310855#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"military personnel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47064"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310855#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/Q310855#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Al-Azhar University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173959"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310855#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement (5 September 1973 – 16 August 1976)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15647601","start":"1973-09-05","end":"1976-08-16"},{"text":"chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity (13 September 1968 – 6 September 1969)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19161632","start":"1968-09-13","end":"1969-09-06"},{"text":"President of Algeria (20 June 1965 – 27 December 1978)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2914452","start":"1965-06-20","end":"1978-12-27"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310855#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Order of José Martí","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1991972"},{"text":"Algerian National Order of Merit, Grand Master rank","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109954095"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310855#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houari_Boum%C3%A9di%C3%A8ne","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310855"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Houari Boumédiène born?","a":"Houari Boumédiène was born on 23 August 1932 in Guelma."},{"q":"What positions has Houari Boumédiène held?","a":"Positions held by Houari Boumédiène include: Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement (1973–1976); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Houari Boumediene's Portrait.jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.","cite":"\"Houari Boumédiène\". DigiNepal. Last updated 9 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/houari-boumediene. Retrieved 11 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-09T06:51:08Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-11","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/houari-boumediene","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/houari-boumediene","ne":null}}