Boumedienne

American  

[boo-muh-dyen, -dee-en] / ˈbu məˌdyɛn, -diˌɛn /

noun

1. Houari Mohammed Boukharouba, 1925?–78, Algerian military and political leader: president 1965–78.

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Boumédienne British  

/ buːˌmeɪdɪˈɛn /

noun

1. Houari (ˈhaʊərɪ). 1927–78, Algerian statesman and soldier: president of Algeria (1965–78) after overthrowing Ben Bella in a coup

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Example Sentences

Leaders such as Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser or Houari Boumedienne of Algeria first nationalised chunks of their economies in the name of socialism and progress and independence, handing management to colleagues, friends and cronies.

From Economist • Aug. 6, 2015

Officials at Spain’s high court said Thursday that they had opened an investigation into the time Coulibaly apparently spent there during the last month with his girlfriend, Hayat Boumedienne.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2015

Houari Boumedienne, chief of the Army of National Liberation, he was elected president.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2012

On June 19, 1965, Mr. Ben Bella was deposed in a coup led by Colonel Boumedienne, his former comrade in arms.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2012

Before sitting down to hear the proposals presented by Syria's Brigadier General Hikmat Shihabi, Kissinger and President Nixon met with Algerian President Houari Boumedienne, an increasingly influential voice in the Arab world.

From Time Magazine Archive