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Ferhat Abbas

1899 - 1985

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferhat Abbas is the 2,986th most popular politician (up from 3,003rd in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Algeria (up from 26th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Algerian Politician.

Ferhat Abbas was a leader of the Algerian National Liberation Front during the Algerian War of Independence. He was also the first President of Algeria.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ferhat Abbas ranks 2,986 out of 19,576. Before him are Al-Muqtadir, Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover, Maharana Pratap, Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, Longqing Emperor, and Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar. After him are Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Lluís Companys, Chlothar IV, Eric IV of Denmark, and Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Ferhat Abbas ranks 37. Before him are Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, George Cukor, Fritz Albert Lipmann, Chang Myon, Cevdet Sunay, and Alfred Schütz. After him are Erwin Bowien, Gloria Swanson, John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, Charles Best, Emma Morano, and Charles Laughton. Among people deceased in 1985, Ferhat Abbas ranks 27. Before him are Paul Flory, Lon Nol, Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., Kim Yong-sik, and Anne Baxter. After him are John Franklin Enders, Elsa Morante, George Pólya, Emil Gilels, Tjalling Koopmans, and Margaret Mahler.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Ferhat Abbas ranks 22 out of 213. Before him are Dihya (700), Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois (1898), Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (1933), Juba I of Numidia (-85), Houari Boumédiène (1932), and Martianus Capella (360). After him are Daniel Auteuil (1950), Abd al-Mu'min (1094), Jacques Rancière (1940), Ptolemy of Mauretania (-9), Syphax (-250), and Marcel Cerdan (1916).

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Among POLITICIANS In Algeria

Among politicians born in Algeria, Ferhat Abbas ranks 11. Before him are Juba II (-52), Emir Abdelkader (1808), Dihya (700), Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois (1898), Juba I of Numidia (-85), and Houari Boumédiène (1932). After him are Abd al-Mu'min (1094), Ptolemy of Mauretania (-9), Syphax (-250), Marcel Cerdan (1916), Chadli Bendjedid (1929), and Mohamed Boudiaf (1919).

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