Ahmed Ben Bella7 March 1962
1st Prime Minister of Algeria
Algeria · Government / Government of Algeria. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
1st Prime Minister of Algeria
Becomes Algerias 1st Prime Minister
The Tripoli Program, which served as Algerias constitution when it won its war for independence from France in 1962, established the President as the head of state with a Prime Minister assisting in the operation of Government
Internal political maneuvering results in a new constitution in that abolishes the Prime Minister position and devolves all executive power upon the office of the President
Boumedienne relies much more heavily on the army, and reduces the sole legal party to a merely symbolic role
Mass protests from both camps in Autumn 1988 force Bendjedid to concede the end of one-party rule
The Islamic Salvation Front wins the first round of the countrys first multi-party elections, the military then intervene and cancell the second round
The miliitary forces President Bendjedid to resign and bans all political parties based on religion (including the Islamic Salvation Front)
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