Rabah Bitat
Rabah Bitat was an Algerian nationalist and politician.
He served as interim President of Algeria from 1978 to 1979, after Houari Boumédiène's death.
Career
Bitat was appointed as Vice President of Algeria in the cabinet of Ahmed Ben Bella from September 1962 to September 1963. Bitat served as President of the People's National Assembly from April 1977 to October 1990 and was the interim President of Algeria from 27 December 1978 to 9 February 1979 after the sudden death of Houari Boumédiènne and before the election of Chadli Bendjedid. He was from the Front de Libération National.Bitat first supported and then opposed Ahmed Ben Bella. He held the transportation portfolio under Houari Boumédiène and later became the first president of the ANP. Bitat served as acting president after Boumédienne's death in December 1978.