Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic

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 (1954–62).

Algerian Republic
للجمهورية الجزائرية
République algérienne
1958–1962
Seal
Anthem: "Kassaman"
CapitalAlgiers (de jure until 1962)
Capital-in-exileCairo (1958-1960)
Tunis (1960-1962)
Common languagesArabic
French
GovernmentGovernment in exile
President 
 19581961
Ferhat Abbas
 19611962
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
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