Rabah Bitat

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Rabah Bitat
5th President of Algeria
In office 27 December 1978 – 9 February 1979
Preceded by	Houari Boumédiènne
Succeeded by	Chadli Bendjedid
Born	December 19, 1925(1925-12-19) Constantine
Died	April 9, 2000 (aged 74) Algiers
Political party	FNL

Rabah Bitat (Arabic: رابح بيطاط‎) (December 19, 1925 - April 9/10, 2000) was the acting President of Algeria from 27 December 1978 to 9 February 1979. He became president after the death of Houari Boumédiènne and was replaced by Chadli Bendjedid. He was from the Front de Libération Nationale.

v • d • e Heads of state of Algeria Farès • Abbas • Ben Bella • Boumédienne† • Bitat* • Bendjedid • Boudiaf • Kafi • Zéroual • Bouteflika *interim     †military