1965 Algerian coup d’état

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The 1965 Algerian coup d’état was a military takeover that ousted President Ahmed Ben Bella and installed Defense Minister Houari Boumédiène as Algeria’s new leader.

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instanceOf military coup d’état
political event
affectedInstitution National Liberation Army NERFINISHED
National Liberation Front leadership NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs 19 June 1965 coup
Boumédiène coup NERFINISHED
casualties low or none reported
continent Africa
country Algeria
date 1965-06-19
governingBodyAfter Revolutionary Council of Algeria NERFINISHED
governmentHeadAfter Houari Boumédiène NERFINISHED
governmentHeadBefore Ahmed Ben Bella NERFINISHED
historicalContext post-independence Algeria
ideologyContext Arab socialism NERFINISHED
Third Worldism NERFINISHED
languageOfCountry Arabic
French
leaderDeposed Ahmed Ben Bella NERFINISHED
leaderInstalled Houari Boumédiène NERFINISHED
location Algiers NERFINISHED
longTermEffect consolidation of military influence in Algerian politics
delay of democratic political pluralism in Algeria
method bloodless coup
officeAssumed Chairman of the Revolutionary Council
officeDeposed President of Algeria
organizedBy Algerian military NERFINISHED
Houari Boumédiène NERFINISHED
partOf Cold War era politics NERFINISHED
politicalPartyInvolved National Liberation Front NERFINISHED
precededBy Algerian War of Independence NERFINISHED
predecessorGovernment Ahmed Ben Bella government
relatedEvent Algerian presidential election 1963 NERFINISHED
relatedPerson Abdelaziz Bouteflika NERFINISHED
Ahmed Ben Bella NERFINISHED
Houari Boumédiène NERFINISHED
Mohamed Khider NERFINISHED
result dissolution of National Assembly of Algeria
establishment of Houari Boumédiène regime
establishment of Revolutionary Council of Algeria
overthrow of Ahmed Ben Bella
suspension of Algerian constitution
successorGovernment Revolutionary Council of Algeria NERFINISHED
triggeredBy power struggle within National Liberation Front
tensions between Ahmed Ben Bella and Houari Boumédiène
typeOfRegimeEstablished military-led government
year 1965

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Houari Boumédiène cameToPowerBy 1965 Algerian coup d’état