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Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic

Republic of Algeria
الجمهورية الجزائرية (Arabic)
République algérienne (French)
1958–1962
Anthem: "Kassaman"
CapitalAlgiers (de jure until 1962)
Capital-in-exileCairo (1958–1960)
Tunis (1960–1962)
Common languagesArabic
French
GovernmentGovernment in exile
President 
• 1958–1961
Ferhat Abbas
• 1961–1962
Benyoucef Benkhedda
Historical eraDecolonization of Africa
1 November 1954
• GPRA proclaimed
19 September 1958
19 March 1962
• GPRA seated in Algiers
1 July 1962
• Independence proclaimed
5 July 1962
25 September 1962
Preceded by
Succeeded by
French Algeria
Algeria
Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic

Cabinet of Algeria
Date formed19 September 1958 (1958-09-19)
Date dissolved25 September 1962 (1962-09-25)
People and organisations
Head of governmentFerhat Abbas and Benyoucef Benkhedda
Member partiesNational Liberation Front
Status in legislatureCoalition

The Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic (Arabic: الحكومة المؤقتة للجمهورية الجزائرية, ح م ج ج; French: Gouvernement provisoire de la République algérienne, GPRA) was the government-in-exile of the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) during the latter part of the Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962).


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