Ahmed Ben Bella
Ahmed Ben Bella 1st President of Algeria In office 15 September 1963 – 19 June 1965 Preceded by Ferhat Abbas Succeeded by Houari Boumediene Personal details Born (1918-12-25)25 December 1918 Maghnia, Algeria Died 11 April 2012(2012-04-11) (aged 93) Algiers, Algeria Political party FLN Spouse(s) Zohra Michelle Sellami (m. ?–2008) Children Mehdia Ben Bella Noria Ben Bella Religion Sufi Islam Ahmed Ben Bella (Arabic: أحمد بن بل ة ; ALA-LC: Aḥmad bin Billah; 25 December 1918 – 11 April 2012) was an Algerian socialist soldier and revolutionary who was the first President of Algeria from 1963 to 1965.