ALGERIA Presidents Abderrahmane Farès 1911-1991 Chairman of the Provisional Executive 1962 Ferhat Abbas 1899-1985 Chairman of the National Constituent Assembly 1962 Ahmed Ben Bella 1916 President 1962-65 Houari Boumedienne 1927-1978 President 1965-78 Rabah Bitat 1925-2000 President 1978-79 Chadli Benjedid 1929 President 1979-92 Muhammad Boudiaf 1919-1992 President 1992 Ali Kafi 1928 President 1992-94 Liamine Zéroual 1941 President 1994-99 Abdelaziz Bouteflika 1937 President 1999-