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When did Houari Boumédiène pass away?

  • 23 August 1932

  • 27 December 1978

  • 19 June 1965

  • 12 December 1976

Answer

Houari Boumédiène, Algeria's second president, passed away on December 27, 1978. He succumbed to a rare blood disease known as Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, a type of cancer that affects the bone marrow. Boumédiène's death came as a shock to the nation, as he had been a charismatic and influential leader during his time in power.
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