President of Algeria
Houari Boumédiène ( ; ALA-LC: "Hawwārī Būmadyan"; born Mohammed Ben Brahim Boukherouba; 23 August 1932 – 27 December 1978), served as Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of Algeria from 19 June 1965 until 12 December 1976 and thereafter as the second President of Algeria until his death in 1978.