Ferhat Abbas
| Ferhat Abbas | |
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| فرحات عباس | |
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| President of the National Constituent Assembly of Algeria | |
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In office 25 September 1962 – April 1963 |
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| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | El Hadj Benalla |
| Acting President of Algeria | |
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In office 25 September 1962 – 15 September 1963 |
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| Preceded by | Abderrahmane Farès |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Ben Bella |
| President of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic | |
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In office 18 September 1958 – 27 August 1961 |
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| Vice President |
Krim Belkacem Ahmed Ben Bella |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Benyoucef Benkhedda |
| Member of the French Constituent Assembly | |
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In office 1946–1955 |
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| Personal details | |
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24 August 1899 Taher, French Algeria |
| Died | 24 December 1985 (aged 86) Algiers, Algeria |
| Political party | FLN |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Algeria |
| Service/branch | French Army |
| Years of service | ALN 1936-1938, 1940-1943 |
| Unit | Medical Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Ferhat Abbas (Arabic: فرحات عباس; ALA-LC: Farḥāt ʿAbbās; Kabyle: ⴼⴻⵔⵃⴰⵜ ⵄⴰⴱⴱⴰⵙ, Ferḥat ɛabbas ; 24 August 1899 – 24 December 1985) was an Algerian politician who acted in a provisional capacity as the yet-to-become independent country's President from 1958 to 1961. His political views evolved from pro-French collaboration to those of a revolutionary nationalist, over a period of approximately twenty years.
The son of a caid, Said Ben Ahmed Abbas and Achoura (Maza) Abbas, Ferhat Abbas was born in the village of Taher, French Algeria. In addition to being a caid in the village of Chahna, his father had also been awarded the rosette and silver braid of a commander of the Legion of Honor.
The young Abbas was educated first at Phillipeville (now called Skikda), Constantine, where he received his baccalaureate. Before finishing his education, he was required to serve in the French army medical corps where he reached the rank of sergeant. Abbas then attended the pharmacy school at the University of Algiers. After graduating Abbas worked as a pharmacist at Setif, where became involved in politics. At Setif, he was elected to the municipal council, then to the general council of Constantine.
During this period Abbas was pro-French in his outlook, as illustrated by such writings as an article dated 1936 titled "I am France". However Abbas became disillusioned with France, during 1938, when his aspirations for equality showed no sign of being achieved. He accordingly organized the Algerian Popular Union (Union Populaire Algerienne). This organization promoted equal rights for both French and Algerians whilst maintaining Algerian culture and language as primary values.
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