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'''Mohamed Ahmed Ben Bella''' (born 1918) became the first [[President]] of [[Algeria]] and is recognized as the Father of that nation.  He was born there and educated with other [[Muslim]]s by [[Europe]]an teachers before eventually failing a key [[exam]] and dropping out.  He served with distinction in the [[French]] [[army]] before leading Algeria to [[independence]] as a founder of its [[liberation]] group, [[Front de Libération Nationale]] (FLN).
 
'''Mohamed Ahmed Ben Bella''' (born 1918) became the first [[President]] of [[Algeria]] and is recognized as the Father of that nation.  He was born there and educated with other [[Muslim]]s by [[Europe]]an teachers before eventually failing a key [[exam]] and dropping out.  He served with distinction in the [[French]] [[army]] before leading Algeria to [[independence]] as a founder of its [[liberation]] group, [[Front de Libération Nationale]] (FLN).
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Taking power in 1962, he ruled Algeria until 1965, when he was deposed and put under house arrest.  He went into exile in [[Switzerland]] in 1980, but was eventually allowed to return to Algeria in 1990. 
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[[Category:Heads of state]]
 
[[Category:Heads of state]]
[[Category:Algeria]]
 
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