Who did Houari Boumédiène overthrow in a bloodless coup in 1965?
Ahmed Ben Bella
Mohammed Khider
Hocine Aït Ahmed
Mohamed Boudiaf
Answer
Ahmed Ben Bella, Algeria’s first president after independence from France, was overthrown by his defense minister Houari Boumédiène in a bloodless coup in 1965. Boumédiène accused Ben Bella of focusing on ideological goals rather than economic development and instituted a more pragmatic and socialist-oriented government. He served as Algeria's president until his death in 1978.
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