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Chadli Bendjedid
Bouteldja (El Tarf), Algeria
Archival Overview
Third President of Algeria who governed from 1979 to 1992, modernized economic policy, and introduced multi-party democracy and freedom of the press through the historic 1989 Constitution.
Biographical Record
Chadli Bendjedid joined the National Liberation Army (ALN) in 1955, commanding military units on the eastern borders and rising to commander of the 2nd Military Region in Oran for fifteen years under President Boumediene.
Elected President of the Republic in 1979, Chadli initiated liberalizing economic reforms and promoted international diplomacy. In response to the October 1988 social demonstrations, he boldly promulgated the 1989 Constitution, abolishing the single-party system, unleashing private media, and establishing full multiparty electoral democracy.
Key Life Milestones
Election to the Presidency of the Republic
Assumed supreme office, steering Algeria toward diplomatic détente and modern industrial development.
Election to the Presidency of the Republic
Assumed supreme office, steering Algeria toward diplomatic détente and modern industrial development.
Election to the Presidency of the Republic
Assumed supreme office, steering Algeria toward diplomatic détente and modern industrial development.
Promulgation of the Pluralist Democratic Constitution
Enacted historic constitutional reforms establishing multiparty democracy, free press, and civil liberties.
Promulgation of the Pluralist Democratic Constitution
Enacted historic constitutional reforms establishing multiparty democracy, free press, and civil liberties.
Promulgation of the Pluralist Democratic Constitution
Enacted historic constitutional reforms establishing multiparty democracy, free press, and civil liberties.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialAlgiers, Algeria