Abbas, Ferhat

1899 - Born on the 24th of October in Taher, Algeria.

1962 - He acted in a provisional capacity as the country's first President after independence.

1943 - He became disillusioned with France when his hopes were not realized and turned to nationalism

               issuing the Manifesto of the Algerian people.

1946 - He formed the nationalist Democratic Union of the Algerian Manifesto.

1955 - He joined the National Liberation Front in September.

1962 - He became President of the constitutional assembly on the 25th of September.

1964 - He resigned in protest at the National Liberation Front.

        - He was placed under house arrest.

1976 - He was again placed under house arrest, after signing a statement opposing the country's powerful

              military-backed President, Col. Houari Boumeddiene.

1984 - He received official recognition in the form of a state decoration, the Medal of Resistance on 30th of

             October.

1985 - He died on the 23rd of December.