Republic of Algeria | |||||||||
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1958–1962 | |||||||||
Anthem: "Kassaman" | |||||||||
Capital | Algiers (de jure until 1962) | ||||||||
Capital-in-exile | Cairo (1958–1960) Tunis (1960–1962) | ||||||||
Common languages | Arabic French | ||||||||
Government | Government in exile | ||||||||
President | |||||||||
• 1958–1961 | Ferhat Abbas | ||||||||
• 1961–1962 | Benyoucef Benkhedda | ||||||||
Historical era | Decolonization of Africa | ||||||||
1 November 1954 | |||||||||
• GPRA proclaimed | 19 September 1958 | ||||||||
19 March 1962 | |||||||||
• GPRA seated in Algiers | 1 July 1962 | ||||||||
• Independence proclaimed | 5 July 1962 | ||||||||
• People's Democratic Republic of Algeria established | 25 September 1962 | ||||||||
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Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic | |
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Date formed | 19 September 1958 |
Date dissolved | 25 September 1962 |
People and organisations | |
Head of government | Ferhat Abbas and Benyoucef Benkhedda |
Member parties | National Liberation Front |
Status in legislature | Coalition |
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The Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic (Arabic: الحكومة المؤقتة للجمهورية الجزائرية, ح م ج ج; French: Gouvernement provisoire de la République algérienne, GPRA) was the government-in-exile of the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) during the latter part of the Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962).