Ferhat Abbas
Ferhat Abbas | |
|---|---|
فرحات عباس | |
| President of the People's National Assembly | |
| In office 25 September 1962 – 15 September 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | El Hadj Benalla |
| President of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic | |
| In office 19 September 1958 – 9 August 1961 | |
| Vice President | Krim Belkacem |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Benyoucef Benkhedda |
| Member of the French Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 1946–1955 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 August 1899 Taher, Algeria |
| Died | 24 December 1985 (aged 86) Algiers, Algeria |
| Political party | FLN |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Algeria |
| Branch/service | French Army |
| Years of service | 1936–1938, 1940–1943 |
| Unit | Medical Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Ferhat Abbas (Arabic: فرحات عباس; ALA-LC: Farḥāt ʿAbbās; 24 August 1899 – 24 December 1985) was an Algerian politician who acted in a provisional capacity as the then yet-to-become independent country's Prime Minister from 1958 to 1961, as well as the first President of the National Assembly and the first acting Chief of State after independence.
An influential figure in the Young Algerians, Abbas initially advocated for equal political rights for Algerian Muslims in France and for the granting of French citizenship for Algerian Muslims. Over time, he became a revolutionary Algerian nationalist.