Major-General Khaled Nezzar (Arabic خالد نزّار) is an Algerian general, and former member of the High Council of State. The Arabic language (Arabic: ‎ translit: ), or simply Arabic (Arabic: ‎ translit: ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... The High Council of State in Algeria was a collective presidency set up by the military in 1992 following the annulled elections in December 1991. ...

Khaled Nezzar was born in the douar of Thlet, in Seriana in the Batna region, on 25 December 1937. His father, Rahal Nezzar, was a former non-commissioned officer in the French army who had turned to farming after World War II. His mother died in 1941. Batna (also Bâtnah) is the main city of Batna Province, Algeria. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining for the year. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is becoming very long. ...

After studying in the local native school (école indigène), he was transferred to a school for troops' children at Kolea, and then joined the French army, studying at the Strasbourg military school in Algiers where non-commissioned officers were trained. He deserted on 27 April 1958, joining the National Liberation Front to participate in the Algerian War of Independence. He started out as a National Liberation Army instructor, and was then appointed as an assistant to Colonel Chadli Bendjedid (military chief of northeastern Algeria). April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Liberation Front , (Arabic: Jabhat al-TaḩrÄ«r al-WaÅ£anÄ«, French: Front de Libération Nationale aka FLN) is a socialist political party in Algeria. ... Combatants FLN MNA France Pieds-noirs Harkis OAS The Algerian War of Independence (1954–62) was one of the most important colonial wars. ... Chadli Bendjedid (Arabic: ) (born April 14, 1929) was President of Algeria from February 9, 1979 to January 11, 1992. ...

After independence in 1962, he remained in the Algerian army, and starting rising through the ranks. He went to Moscow in 1964 to receive military training at the Frunze Military Academy there. Upon his return in 1965, he was named director of materiel in the Ministry of National Defense. Soon after Houari Boumedienne's coup, he was put in charge of the Saharan 2nd Motorized Infantry, based around Ain Sefra. In 1968, he was sent to Egypt to help guard the Egypt-Israel line of control, which at the time (just after the Six Day War witnessed regular artillery bombardments and aerial bombings. After returning from Egypt, he was put in charge of training Algeria's first parachutists, with Soviet help, at Biskra. Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2005)    - Density 10,415,400   8537. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... There were a number of military academies in Soviet Union of different specialties. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Houari Boumédiènne (original name Mohamed Ben Brahim Boukharouba) (August 23, 1932 - December 27, 1978) was President of Algeria from 19 June 1965 to 27 December 1978 (Chairman of the Revolutionary Council until 12 December 1976). ... The 1967 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the Six-Day War or June War, was fought between Israel and its Arab neighbors Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. ... Biskra is a city in Biskra province, Algeria Extern Link: http://www. ...

In 1975, he went through further training at the Ecole Supérieure de Guerre in Paris; at this point, he was a Lieutenant-Colonel. He returned in his second year without finishing his studies, having been summoned back to command troops in Tindouf at the height of the Moroccan-Algerian conflict over the Western Sahara issue. He spent the next seven years in the Bechar-Tindouf area. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Part of the Paris skyline with from left to right: Montparnasse Tower, Eiffel Tower, and in the background, towers of neighboring La Défense. ... Tindouf, also written Tinduf, (Arabic: تندوف) is a city and wilaya in the west of Algeria, population 30,000. ... ... Tindouf, also written Tinduf, (Arabic: تندوف) is a city and wilaya in the west of Algeria, population 30,000. ...

After Chadli Bendjedid took power, he was sent away from Tindouf to the east, a decision which he resented. He rose rapidly through the ranks, and, by 1988, he was a ground forces commander at Ain Naadja in Algiers, where he played a significant role in suppressing the "Black October" riots. Chadli Bendjedid (Arabic: ) (born April 14, 1929) was President of Algeria from February 9, 1979 to January 11, 1992. ... Black October is the title of the upcoming album from rapper Sadat X, set for release on October 3, 2006. ...

He became Minister of Defense in July 1990. In his memoirs, he recounts his hostility during this period to the interim prime minister Mouloud Hamrouche and president Chadli Bendjedid, whom he accuses of effectively "conniving" with the Islamic Salvation Front for the sake of increasing their power. Mouloud Hamrouche (born January 3, 1943) was the Prime Minister of Algeria from September 5, 1989 to June 5, 1991. ... Chadli Bendjedid (Arabic: ) (born April 14, 1929) was President of Algeria from February 9, 1979 to January 11, 1992. ... The Islamic Salvation Front (Arabic: الجبهة الإسلامية للإنقاذ, al-Jabhah al-Islāmiyah lil-Inqādh) (French: Front Islamique du Salut) is an outlawed Islamist political party in Algeria. ...

After the Islamic Salvation Front's electoral victory in 1991, he, along with Larbi Belkheir, was among the leading generals who decided to depose then-President Chadli Bendjedid and annul the elections, marking the beginning of the Algerian Civil War. He became a member of the new provisional governing body, the High Council of State (HCE), when it was established in January 1992. He survived an assassination attempt in February 1993 in El Biar (Algiers), and gave up his position five months later, when the HCE's mandate terminated. In 1999, he (unusually for an Algerian general) published his memoirs, written in French and translated into Arabic. The Islamic Salvation Front (Arabic: الجبهة الإسلامية للإنقاذ, al-Jabhah al-Islāmiyah lil-Inqādh) (French: Front Islamique du Salut) is an outlawed Islamist political party in Algeria. ... Chadli Bendjedid (Arabic: ) (born April 14, 1929) was President of Algeria from February 9, 1979 to January 11, 1992. ... Combatants Algerian government Islamic Armed Movement (MIA) Armed Islamic Group (GIA) Islamic Salvation Army (AIS) others. ... The High Council of State in Algeria was a collective presidency set up by the military in 1992 following the annulled elections in December 1991. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

In October 2001, Khaled Nezzar's son Lotfi violently beat up a Le Matin reporter, Sid-Ahmed Semiane, for having criticised his father. He had already threatened him several times. Nezzar apologised for his son's actions three days later; his son was eventually found guilty in court, and paid a fine of 12 euros. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Le Matin is a daily newspaper published by Edipresse in Lausanne, Switzerland. ...

In 2002, Nezzar sued the dissident officer Habib Souaidia in Paris for defamation. Souaidia had accused him of "being responsible for the assassination of thousands of people", blaming him and other generals for starting the war and committing massacres attributed to the Armed Islamic Group. As the trial began, nine Algerians in Paris filed complaints against Nezzar for torture and inhumane treatment; he left Paris before these could be evaluated, saying he did not want to risk a diplomatic incident. The court found Souaidia innocent. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Part of the Paris skyline with from left to right: Montparnasse Tower, Eiffel Tower, and in the background, towers of neighboring La Défense. ... In English and American law, and systems based on them, libel and slander are two forms of defamation (or defamation of character), which is the tort or delict of making a false statement of fact that injures someones reputation. ... The Armed Islamic Group (GIA, from French Groupe Islamique Armé; Arabic al-Jamaah al-Islamiyah al-Musallah) is a militant Islamist group with the declared aim of overthrowing the Algerian government and replacing it with an Islamic state. ...

References

• Nezzar, Khaled. 1999. Mémoires du Général Khaled Nezzar, Chihab Editions. ISBN 9961-63-386-5.
• Proces K. Nezzar / H. Souaidia: Presse anglophone
• Algérie : le général-major Khaled Nezzar perd son procès en diffamation contre Habib Souaïdia, l’auteur de La Sale Guerre
• Nezzar, Khaled - biographie
• RSF - A journalist assaulted by the son of Khaled Nezzar (and RSF - Algeria 2003 annual report