Algeria History and Culture
Independence and civil war The FLN formed a unity party. In 1963, Ben Bella was elected President, but was overthrown in 1965 in a coup led by the Army Commander-in-Chief, H. Boumedienne. As head of state and chairman of the Revolutionary Council (1965–77), Ben Bella continued the policy of nationalization of industrial companies under the guiding principle of »Islamic socialism«. The socialist structure of society and the leading role of the FLN in the state were laid down in a…