ALGERIA: The first President of independent Algeria, Ahmed Ben Bella, has been buried in Algiers

Record ID: 187134

  • Title: ALGERIA: The first President of independent Algeria, Ahmed Ben Bella, has been buried in Algiers
  • Date: 14th April 2012
  • Summary: ALGIERS, ALGERIA (APRIL 13, 2012) (REUTERS) ENTRANCE OF THE CEMETERY OF EL-ALIA WITH A PLENTY OF POLICE. REPUBLICAN GUARD. GRAVES. THE REPUBLICAN GUARD CARRYING THE COFFIN OF BEN BELLA VARIOUS THE RELIGION CLERK (IMAM) AND THE PRESIDENT ABDELAZIZ BOUTEFLIKA AND THE WESTERN SAHARA PRESIDENT MOHAMED ABDELAZIZ, THE TUNISIAN PRESIDENT MONCEF MARZOUKI, THE ALGERIAN PRESIDENT ABDELAZIZ BOUTEFLIKA, THE LEADER OF ELNNAHDA MOVEMENT RACHED EL GHANOUCHI AND THE ALGERIAN FORMER PRESIDENT CHADLI BENJDID), THE MINISTER OF DEFENSE ABDELMALEK GUENAIZIA, THE ALGERIAN PRIME MINISTER AHMED OUYAHIA, THE MOROCCAN PRIME MINISTER ABDELILAH BENKIRANE AND THE ALGERIAN VICE PRIME MINISTER YAZID ZERHOUNI PRAYING FOR HIM. VARIOUS REPUBLICAN GUARD CARRYING BEN BELLA'S BODY. REPUBLICAN GUARD GIVING RIFLE SALUTE VARIOUS FIREFIGHTERS BURYING BEN BELLA'S BODY. VARIOUS PEOPLE ATTENDING THE BURIAL OF BEN BELLA'S BODY. CROWD SHOUTING "LONG LIFE ALGERIA" AND "GOD IS THE GREATEST"
  • Embargoed: 29th April 2012 13:00
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  • Location: Algeria, Algeria
  • Country: Algeria
  • Topics: Obituaries,Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVAAP6HKCAYKUZUQPUO9NCDMLXSJ
  • Story Text: Ahmed Ben Bella, who passed away aged 96 on Wednesday was buried Friday (April 13) afternoon at the Martyrs Square of El-Alia Cemetery in Algiers.
    The current President of the Republic, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, was present to see the first president of independent Algeria laid to rest The funeral procession journeyed to El-Alia Cemetery, where the coffin of the deceased's body, draped in the national flag, was prayed over and then placed by its grave by members of the People's National Army (ANP). Bella was then put into his grave by firefighters.
    The prayer was conducted by Mohamed Cherif Abbas, the Minister of Mujahideen (liberation war veterans).
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