Ferhat Abbas
Born
August 24, 1899
Died
December 24, 1985 (86 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Chahna, Algeria
Ferhat Abbas was an Algerian politician who acted in a provisional capacity as the then yet-to-become independent country's Prime Minister from 1958 to 1961, as well as the first President of the National Assembly and the first acting Chief of State after independence.
