Houari Boumédiène, also transcribed
Boumediene,
Boumedienne etc., ( ;
ALA-LC:
Hawari Bu-Madyan; 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 on 27 December 1978.