Rabah Bouaziz Explained

Rabah Bouaziz
Office:4th wali of Algiers Province
Term Start:August 8, 1964
Term End:June 21, 1965
Predecessor:Ahmed Hamiani
Successor:M'hamed Hadj Yala
Birth Date:1928
Birth Place:Tizi Rached, Tizi Ouzou Province, French Algeria
Death Date:October 10, 2009
Death Place:Algiers, Algeria
Resting Place Coordinates:El Alia Cemetery, Algeria
Party:FLN
Battles:Algerian War

Rabah Bouaziz was an Algerian politician and veteran of the Algerian War who served as the fourth wali of Algiers Province between 1964 and 1965.

Biography

Bouaziz was born in 1928 in Tizi Rached, Tizi Ouzou Province, French Algeria. He served in Algerian nationalist political and guerrilla organizations from a young age, with his nom de guerre being Si Saïd. In 1958, returning from a clandestine trip to Germany with other Algerian fighters, Bouaziz was apprehended at the border and taken into custody by French officials.[1] After Algerian independence, Bouaziz became a deputy in the People's National Assembly during its first Congress. He was named wali of Algiers Province on August 8, 1965, after Ahmed Hamiani's departure.[2]

Bouaziz served as wali until June 21, 1965, being fired from the position after the 1965 Algerian coup d'état two days earlier.[3] Bouaziz died on October 11, 2009, at the El Azhar clinic in Algiers at the age of 81. His funeral took place at El Alia Cemetery.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=https://www.elwatan.com/archives/histoire-archives/ouverture-du-second-front-25-08-2010 . 2024-06-13 . archive.wikiwix.com.
  2. Web site: September 15, 1964 . Journal Officiel de la Republique Algerienne . June 13, 2024 . Official Journal of the Algerian Republic.
  3. Web site: August 17, 1965 . Journal Officiel de la Republique Algerienne . June 13, 2024 . Official Journal of the Algerian Republic.
  4. Web site: October 22, 2009 . Homage: Adieu Rabah! . June 13, 2024 . Le Soir de Algerie.