Boumedienne

[boo-muh-dyen, -dee-en]

noun

1. Houari Mohammed Boukharouba, 1925?–78, Algerian military and political leader: president 1965–78.

Boumédienne

/ buːˌmeɪdɪˈɛn /

noun

1. Houari (ˈhaʊərɪ). 1927–78, Algerian statesman and soldier: president of Algeria (1965–78) after overthrowing Ben Bella in a coup

Example Sentences

Boumedienne is charged with membership of a terrorist organisation and financing terrorism.

From Reuters

Hayat Boumedienne, Coulibaly’s partner at the time of attack, is one of three of the 14 suspected accomplices who will be tried in absentia.

From Reuters

Among those charged are Hayat Boumedienne, Coulibaly’s partner at the time of the attacks, and brothers Mohamed and Mehdi Belhoucine.

From Reuters

One of the three absent defendants is Hayat Boumedienne, Coulibaly’s wife who fled to Syria days ahead of the attacks.

From Washington Times

French media reported that a woman who returned from Syria encountered Boumedienne last year at the enormous al-Hol camp for Islamic State families, living under an assumed name.

From Washington Times