Ali Kafi
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Ali Kafi (Template:LangxTemplate:Lrm; ALA-LC: ʿAlī Kāfī; 7 October 1928 – 16 April 2013) was an Algerian politician who was Chairman of the High Council of State and acting President from 1992 to 1994.
Early life
Ali Kafi was born in El Harrouch in 1928.[1]
Career
Ali Kafi was one of the major figures of the Algerian underground forces that fought for independence from France from 1954 to 1962. At that time he was promoted to the rank of colonel.[1] Kafi was the Algerian ambassador to several countries, including Syria, Egypt, Iraq and Italy.[2]
He served as the chairman of the High Council of State (a military-backed collective presidency) of Algeria from 2 July 1992 to 31 January 1994.[3] He was selected as chairman after the assassination of Muhammad Boudiaf,[2] and ruled until his replacement by Liamine Zeroual.[4]
Death and burial
Kafi died at the age of 84 on 16 April 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland.[1] He was buried at El-Alia cemetery,[2] while eight days of national mourning were declared in Algeria.[5]
Honours
National honour
- File:National Order of Merit - Athir v.1 (Algeria) - ribbon bar.gif Grand Master of the National Order of Merit
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- 1928 births
- 2013 deaths
- Presidents of Algeria
- National Liberation Front (Algeria) politicians
- Members of the National Liberation Front (Algeria)
- People from Skikda Province
- Ambassadors of Algeria to Egypt
- Ambassadors of Algeria to Italy
- Ambassadors of Algeria to Syria
- Ambassadors of Algeria to Iraq
- 21st-century Algerian people