Sid Ahmed Ghozali (born March 31, 1937 in Maghnia, Algeria) is an Algerian politician. He was a member of the FLN party and an ally of former President Houari Boumedienne, under whom he served as head of Sonatrach from 1966 to 1977, when he became Minister of Energy and Industry. He was removed from this post by the new president Chadli Bendjedid in 1979, becoming ambassador to France, but was brought back in 1988 as finance minister until 1989, then foreign minister until 1991. On June 5, 1991, he succeeded Mouloud Hamrouche as Prime Minister of Algeria; he remained Prime Minister following the January 1992 resignation of Bendjedid and takeover by the military, but he resigned on July 8 of that year, shortly after the assassination of Mohammed Boudiaf. He ran for president in the 1999 elections, and attempted to do so again in 2004, but was disqualified by the Constitutional Council. March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The National Liberation Front (French: Front de libération nationale aka FLN, Arabic: Jabhah al-Taḩrīr al-Waţanī) is a socialist political party in Algeria. ... 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). ... Sonatrach is an Algerian public company formed to exploit the hydrocarbon resources of the country. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Chadli Bendjedid (born April 14, 1929) was President of Algeria from February 9, 1979 to January 11, 1992. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The finance minister is a cabinet position in a government. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the governmental foreign policy of a sovereign nation. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Prime Minister is the head of government of Algeria. ... Muhammad Boudiaf (June 23, 1919 - June 29, 1992), also called Si Tayeb el Watani, was an Algerian political leader and one of the founders of the revolutionary National Liberation Front (FLN) that led the Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962). ... Presidential elections were held in Algeria on April 8, 2004. ...

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