Abdur Rahman Farès
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Abderrahmane Farès (January 30, 1911 - May 13, 1991) was the Chairman of the Provisional Executive of Algeria
from 3 July 1962 to 20 September 1962.
Farès, who was born in Amalou, Béjaïa Province
, was a lawyer by profession. After the Second World War, Farès was elected to municipal council and the general council of Algiers
. In the 1945 French Constituent Assembly election
, Farès was the fourth candidate of the Union for Social Progress list for the Muslim non-citizen constituency of Algiers (which had four seats in total). The list won three of the four seats. When the elected Constituent Assembly member Bachir Abdelouahab
resigned, Farès overtook his seat in the Assembly on March 14, 1946.
In the Constituent Assembly he was included in the Interior, Algeria and General Administration Commission.
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
from 3 July 1962 to 20 September 1962.
Farès, who was born in Amalou, Béjaïa Province
Béjaïa Province
Béjaïa is a province of Algeria. The capital city is Béjaïa. Gouraya National Park is there. A population of the endangered primate, Barbary Macaque is found within this the province's Gouraya National Park; this canid has a severely restricted and disjunctive range.-Administrative divisions:The...
, was a lawyer by profession. After the Second World War, Farès was elected to municipal council and the general council of Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
. In the 1945 French Constituent Assembly election
French legislative election, 1945
A legislative election was held in France on 21 October 1945 to elect a constituent assembly to draft a constitution for a Fourth French Republic. 79.83% of voters participated. Women and soldiers were allowed to vote...
, Farès was the fourth candidate of the Union for Social Progress list for the Muslim non-citizen constituency of Algiers (which had four seats in total). The list won three of the four seats. When the elected Constituent Assembly member Bachir Abdelouahab
Bachir Abdelouahab
Bachir Ben Mohamed Abdelouahab was an Algerian politician and medical doctor. He practiced medicine in Blida, where he was elected municipal councillor and general councillor. He was a member of the pro-French Muslim Party for Progress . In 1945 he was elected to the French Constituent Assembly,...
resigned, Farès overtook his seat in the Assembly on March 14, 1946.
In the Constituent Assembly he was included in the Interior, Algeria and General Administration Commission.