Colonial heads of Algeria - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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Kalifah: Governor acting in the absence of the Beylerbey

Aga (Agha): Military Commander

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
Ottoman Suzerainty Ottoman Empire The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...	Ottomans subsumed the Abd al-Wadid Kingdom c.1518 to 1550
Algiers Pashalik
1516 to 1520	Aruj the Corsair	Conquered Algiers region; lost to the Kabyles
1516 to 1520	Khair ad-Din Abu Yusuf Aruj *Barbaras*	Conquered Algiers region; lost to the Kabyles
Kabyle Algiers
1520 to 1525	Ahmed Belkadi
Algiers Pashalik
1529 to 4 July 1546	Khair ad-Din Abu Yusuf Aruj *Barbaras, Beylerbey (Barbarossa)*
1535 to 1543	Hasan Aga, Kalifah	For Barbarosa
1543 to 1544	Beshir Pasha, Kalifah	For Barbarosa
1544 to 4 July 1546	Hasan Pasha Hasan Pasha Hasan Pasha was the first Mamluk ruler of Iraq.-References:... , Kalifah	1st term; for Barbarosa
4 July 1546 to September 1551	Hasan Pasha Hasan Pasha Hasan Pasha was the first Mamluk ruler of Iraq.-References:... , Beylerbey	2nd term
September 1551 to May 1552	Khalifa Saffah, Kalifah
May 1552 to 1556	Salah Raïs, Beylerbey
1556 to June 1557	Hasan Corso Hasan Corso Hasan Corso was the mayor of Algiers and caliph of Salah Rais.Corso was born on the island of Corsica. When he was five years old, he was taken and sent away to Istambul, and was introduced to the Janissaries. There, he was educated in the Muslim religion, Turkish language and given military... , Kalifah
June 1557 to June 1557	Mehmed Tekkelerli, Beylerbey
June 1557 to 1557	Yusuf Yusuf Yūsuf , , is an Islamic prophet mentioned in the Qur'an, the holy scripture of Islam. The figure corresponds to the character from the Jewish texts and the Christian Bible as Joseph and is the Arabic variant of that name... , Kalifah
1557 to 1557	Yahya, Kalifah
1557 to May 1561	Hasan Pasha Hasan Pasha Hasan Pasha was the first Mamluk ruler of Iraq.-References:... , Beylerbey	3rd term
June 1561 to September 1562	Hasan Khüsro Aga, Kalifah
September 1562 to 1562	Ahmad Pasha Qabia, Kalifah
1562 to 1567	Hasan Pasha Hasan Pasha Hasan Pasha was the first Mamluk ruler of Iraq.-References:... , Beylerbey	4th term
1567 to March 1568	Muhammad ibn Salah Raïs
1567 to March 1568	or Mehmed Pasha Mehmed Pasha Mehmed Pasha or Mehmet Pasha may refer to:Koca Mehmed Nizamüddin Pasha , Grand Vizier of the Ottoman EmpireRum Mehmed Pasha , Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire... , Kalifah	1st term
March 1568 to 1577	Ölj Ali Pasha, el-Euldj ‘Ali
1568 to 1571	Mehmed Pasha Mehmed Pasha Mehmed Pasha or Mehmet Pasha may refer to:Koca Mehmed Nizamüddin Pasha , Grand Vizier of the Ottoman EmpireRum Mehmed Pasha , Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire... , Kalifah	2nd term; for Ölj Ali Pasha
10 October 1571 to 1574	Arab Ahmed, Kalifah	For Ölj Ali Pasha
1574 to May 1577	Qa’id Ramdan, Kalifah	For Ölj Ali Pasha
May 1577 to 1580	Hasan Pasha Veneziano	1st term
1580 to 1582	Ja’far Pasha
1582 to 1588	Hasan Pasha Veneziano	2nd term
1588 to 1589	Deli Ahmad Pasha
1589 to 1592	Khizr Pasha (Hizr Pasha) (Haydar Pasha)	1st term
1592 to 1594	Hajji Shaban Pasha
1594 to 1594	Mustafa Pasha	1st term
1594 to 1596	Khizr Pasha (Hizr Pasha)	2nd term
1596 to 1598	Mustafa Pasha Mustafa Pasha - People :* Çoban Mustafa Pasha, early sixteenth-century Ottoman vizier and governor of Egypt, see Old Bridge, Svilengrad* Koca Mustafa Pasha, early sixteenth-century Ottoman grand vizier , see Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha...	2nd term
1598 to 1599	Hasan Pasha Bu Risa
1599 to 1603	Süleyman Pasha
1603 to 1605	Khizr Pasha (Hizr Pasha)	3rd term
1605 to 1607	Köse Mustafa Pasha	1st term
1607 to 1610	Rizvan Pasha
1610 to 1613	Köse Mustafa Pasha	2nd term
1613 to 1616	Shaykh Huseyin Pasha	1st term
1616 to 1616	Köse Mustafa Pasha	3rd term
1616 to January 1617	Süleyman Katanya, Pasha
January 1617 to 1619	Shaykh Hüseyin Pasha (Sheikh Hussein Pasha)	2nd term
1619 to 1621	Sherif Koça, Pasha (Sherif Koja)
1621 to 1621	Khizr Pasha (Hizr Pasha)	4th term
1621 to 1621	Mustafa Pasha Mustafa Pasha - People :* Çoban Mustafa Pasha, early sixteenth-century Ottoman vizier and governor of Egypt, see Old Bridge, Svilengrad* Koca Mustafa Pasha, early sixteenth-century Ottoman grand vizier , see Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha...
1622 to 1622	Khüsrev Pasha
1622 to 1623	Vacant
1623 to 1626	Murad Pasha
1626 to 1627	Vacant
1627 to 1629	Hüseyin Pasha (Hussein Pasha)	1st term
1629 to 1629/30	Yunus Yunus Yunus is a common male given name, it may refer to:-Given name:* Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu, Turkish journalist* Younes Ahamdi , Moroccan judoka* Younis Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer... , Pasha
1629/30 to 1634	Hüseyin Pasha (Hussein Pasha)	2nd term
1634 to 1636	Yusuf Pasha
1636 to 1638	Abu‘l-Hasan Ali Pasha
1638 to August 1640	Shaykh Hüseyin Pasha (Sheikh Hussein Pasha)
August 1640 to 1642	Abu Djamal Youssef Pasha (Abu Jemal Yusuf)
1642 to 1645	Mehmed Brusali Pasha
1645 to 1645	Ali Biçnin Pasha (Ali Bijnin)
1645 to 1647	Mahmud Brusali Pasha
1647 to 1650	Yusef Pasha (Yusuf)
1650 to 1653	Mehmed Pasha Mehmed Pasha Mehmed Pasha or Mehmet Pasha may refer to:Koca Mehmed Nizamüddin Pasha , Grand Vizier of the Ottoman EmpireRum Mehmed Pasha , Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire...
1653 to 1655	Ahmed Pasha	1st term
1655 to 1656	Ibrahim Pasha	1st term
1656 to 1658	Ahmad Pasha Ahmad Pasha Ahmad Pasha is the name of:Ahmad Mahir Pasha , Egyptian prime minister 1944–1945Ahmad Rifaat Pasha , member of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty of Egypt and heir presumptive to Sa'id Pasha...	2nd term
1658 to 1659	Ibrahim Pasha	2nd term
1659 to 1659	Ismail Pasha
1659 to 1660	Khalil Aga (Halil Aga)
1660 to 1661	Ramadan Aga
1661 to 1665	Shaban Aga
1665 to 1671	Ali Aga
1671 to January 1682	Muhammad I, Dey
January 1682 to 22 July 1683	Hassan I Baba, Dey
Algiers Regency
22 July 1683 to 1686	Hüseyin I Mezzo-morte, Dey (Huseyin 'Half-dead')
1686 to December 1688	Ibrahim I Ibrahim I Ibrahim I was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1640 until 1648. He was born in Istanbul the son of Ahmed I by Valide Sultan Kadinefendi Kösem Sultan, an ethnic Greek originally named Anastasia... , Dey
December 1688 to July 1695	Shaban Shaban Shaban may refer to:Sha'aban, a month of the Islamic calendarShaaban, a given name and surname... , Dey
July 1695 to December 1698	Ahmed I Ahmed I Ahmed I or Ahmed Bakhti was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 until his death in 1617.-Biography:... , Dey
December 1698 to 1699	Hassan II Chavush, Dey
1699 to October 1705	Mustafa I Mustafa I Mustafa I Deli , son of Mehmed III, was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1617 to 1618 and from 1622 to 1623. His mother was Valide Sultan Handan Sultan, an ethnic Greek originally named Helena.... , Dey
October 1705 to April 1706	Hüseyin II Khoja, Dey
April 1706 to March 1710	Muhammad II Bektash, Dey
March 1710 to 17 June 1710	Ibrahim II, Dey
17 June 1710 to 4 April 1718	Ali II Shavush, Dey
4 April 1718 to 18 May 1724	Muhammad III, Dey
18 May 1724 to 1731	Kurd ‘Abdi, Dey
1731 to November 1745	Ibrahim III the Old, Dey
November 1745 to February 1748	Kücük Ibrahim IV, Dey
February 1748 to 11 December 1754	Muhammad IV el Retorto, Dey
11 December 1754 to February 1766	Ali III, Dey
February 1766 to 11 July 1791	Muhammad V, Dey
11 July 1791 to June 1798	Hassan III, Dey
June 1798 to 1 July 1805	Mustafa II Mustafa II Mustafa II Ghazi was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1695 to 1703.-Life:... , Dey
1 July 1805 to 15 November 1808	Ahmed II Ahmed II Ahmed II Khan Ghazi was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1691 to 1695... , Dey
15 November 1808 to February 1809	Ali IV ar-Rasul, Dey
February 1809 to March 1815	Ali V, Dey
March 1815 to 11 April 1815	Muhammad VI, Dey
11 April 1815 to 2 May 1817	Omar Omar Omar can refer to:-Name:* Omar , including a list of people with the given name or surname Omar, Omer or Umar as well-Places:* Omar, Konar, a village in Afghanistan... , Dey
2 May 1817 to 1 March 1818	Ali VI Khoja, Dey
1 March 1818 to 5 July 1830	Hüseyin III Hussein Dey Hussein Dey was the last ruler of Ottoman Algeria.Hussein Dey may also refer to:* Hussein Dey District, a district in Algeria* Hussein Dey... , Dey
French Suzerainty French Algeria French Algeria lasted from 1830 to 1962, under a variety of governmental systems. From 1848 until independence, the whole Mediterranean region of Algeria was administered as an integral part of France, much like Corsica and Réunion are to this day. The vast arid interior of Algeria, like the rest...
11 April 1830 to 5 July 1830
5 July 1830 to 12 August 1830	Louis-Auguste-Victor, Count de Ghaisnes de Bourmont Louis-Auguste-Victor, Count de Ghaisnes de Bourmont Louis-Auguste-Victor, Count de Ghaisnes de Bourmont emigrated from France soon after the outbreak of the French Revolution. A lifelong royalist, he fought with the counter-revolutionary Army of Condé for two years, then joined the insurrection in France from three more years before going into exile... , Military Commander
12 August 1830 to 21 February/21 March? 1831	General Bertrand Clausel, comte Clausel, Military Commander
21 February/21 March 1831 to ?6/21 December 1831	General Pierre Bertheéne, Baron Berthezéne
?6/21 December 1831 to 29 April 1833	Anne Jean Marie René Savary, duc de Rovigo Anne Jean Marie René Savary Anne Jean Marie René Savary, 1st Duc de Rovigo , French general and diplomat, was born at Marcq in the Ardennes.-Biography:... , Military Commander
22 November 1832 to December 1843	Abd-el-Kader, Emir of Mascara, Amir al-Muminin	In rebellion; also styled Sultan al-Muminin
29 April 1833 to 27 July 1834	Théophile Voirol, Baron Voirol, interim Military Commander
27 July 1834 to 8 July 1835	Jean-Baptiste Drouet, comte d'Erlon Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon Jean-Baptiste Drouet, comte d'Erlon was a marshal of France and a soldier in Napoleon's Army. D'Erlon notably commanded the I Corps of the Armée du Nord at the battle of Waterloo.... , Governor-General of the French Possessions in Africa
8 July 1835 to 12 February 1837	Bertrand, comte Clauzel, Governor-General of the French Possessions in Africa
12 February 1837 to 12/13 October 1837	Charles Marie Denys, comte de Damrémont, Governor-General of the French Possessions in Africa
12/13 October 1837 to 11 November 1837
11 November/1 December 1837 to 18 December 1840	Sylvain Charles, comte Valée, Governor-General of the French Possessions in Africa
22 February 1841 to February 1842	Thomas Robert Bugeaud, Governor-General of the French Possessions in Africa
French Algeria Military Province
February 1842 to 1844	Thomas Robert Bugeaud, Governor-General of Algeria
1844 to 27 September 1847	Thomas Robert Bugeaud, Governor-General of Algeria
1 September 1845 to 6 July 1847	Christophe Juchault de Lamoricière Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière was a French general.-Life:He was born at Nantes, and entered the Engineers in 1828. He served in the Algerian campaigns from 1830 onwards, and by 1840 he had risen to the grade of maréchal-de-camp . Three years later he was made a general of division... , acting Governor-General of Algeria	For Bugeaud
6 July 1847 to 27 September 1847	Marie Alphonse Bedeau Marie Alphonse Bedeau Marie Alphonse Bedeau was a French general, and minister.-Life:He studied at the military school of Saint-Cyr, from the age of 16, October 29, 1820 until 1 October 1822, as lieutenant-student, school of enforcement staff. He served in the 8th Cuirassiers, and the Lancers of the Royal Guard... , acting Governor-General of Algeria	For Begeaud
27 September 1847 to 24 February 1848	Henri-Eugène-Philippe-Louis d'Orleans, duc d'Aumale, Governor-General of Algeria
24 February 1848 to 29 April 1848	Louis-Eugène Cavaignac, Governor-General of Algeria
29 April 1848 to 9 September 1848	Nicolas Théodule Changarnier, Governor-General of Algeria
9 September 1848 to 22 October 1850	Viala, Baron Charon, Governor-General of Algeria
22 October 1850 to 10 May 1851	Alphonse-Henri, comte d'Hautpoul, Governor-General of Algeria
10 May 1851 to 11 December 1851	Aimable-Jean-Jacques Pélissier, Governor-General of Algeria	1st Term
11 December 1851 to 31 August 1858	Jacques Louis Randon Jacques Louis Randon Jacques Louis César Alexandre Randon, 1st Count Randon was a French military and political leader, also Marshal of France and governor of Algeria.-Early life:... , Governor-General of Algeria
24 June 1858 to 21 March 1859	Prince Napoléon-Joseph-Charles-Paul Bonaparte Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte, Prince Français, Count of Meudon, Count of Moncalieri ad personam, titular 3rd Prince of Montfort was the second son of Jérôme Bonaparte, king of Westphalia, by his wife Catherine, princess of Württemberg... , Minister for Algeria and the Colonies
21 March 1859 to 24 November 1860	Prosper, comte de Chasseloup-Laubat, Minister for Algeria and the Colonies
24 November 1860 to 22 May 1864	Aimable-Jean-Jacques Pélissier, Minister for Algeria and the Colonies	2nd Term
22 May 1864 to 1 September 1864	Édouard de Martimprey, Minister for Algeria and the Colonies
1 September 1864 to 27 July 1870	Patrice MacMahon, duc de Magenta, Governor-General of Algeris
27 July 1870 to 23 October 1870	Louis, Baron Durieu, Governor-General of Algeris
23 October 1870 to 24 October 1870	Jean Walsin-Esterhazy, Governor-General of Algeris
24 October 1870 to 16 November 1870	Henri-Gabriel Didier, Governor-General of Algeris
16 November 1870 to 8 February 1871	Charles de Bouzet, Prefect of Oran and Extraordinary Commissioner of the Republic
c.November 1870 to March 1871	Romuald Vuillermoz, Mayor of Algiers and Head of the Committee of Defence	In rebellion
8 February 1871 to 21 March 1871	Alexis Lambert, Prefect of Oran and Extraordinary Commissioner of the Republic
21 March 1871 to 10 June 1873	Louis Henri de Gueydon Louis Henri de Gueydon Louis Henri, comte de Gueydon was a vice admiral in the French Navy, and the first governor of Algeria under the Third Republic.-Family :De Gueydon was born in Granville, Manche. His family were nobles of Italian extraction... , Governor-General of Algeria
10 June 1873 to 15 March 1879	Antoine-Eugène-Alfred Chanzy, Governor-General of Algeria
15 March 1879 to 26 November 1881	Albert Grévy, acting Governor-General of Algeria
French Algeria	Civil Province
26 November 1881 to 18 April 1891	Louis Tirman, Governor-General of Algeria
18 April 1891 to 28 September 1897	Jules Cambon Jules Cambon Jules-Martin Cambon was a French diplomat.He began his career as a lawyer , served in the Franco-Prussian War and entered the civil service in 1871... , Governor-General of Algeria
28 September 1897 to 1 October 1897	Auguste Loze, Governor-General of Algeria
1 October 1897 to 26 July 1898	Louis Lépine Louis Lépine Louis Jean-Baptiste Lépine was an eminent lawyer, politician and inventor who was Prefect of Police for Paris from 1893 to 1897 and again from 1899 to 1913. He earned the nickname of ‘’The Little Man with the Big Stick’’ for his skill in handling large Parisian crowds. He was responsible for the... , Governor-General of Algeria
26 July 1898 to 3 October 1900	Edouard Lafferrièr, Governor-General of Algeria
3 October 1900 to 18 June 1901	Célestin-Charles Jonnart, acting Governor-General of Algeria (Charles Célestin Jonnart)	1st term;
18 June 1901 to 11 April 1903	Paul Réviol, Governor-General of Algeria (Amédee Reviol)
11 April 1903 to 5 May 1903	Maurice Varnier, acting Governor-General of Algeria
5 May 1903 to 22 May 1911	Célestin-Charles Jonnart, acting Governor-General of Algeria	2nd term
22 May 1911 to 29 January 1918	Charles Lutaud, Governor-General of Algeria
29 January 1918 to 29 August 1919	Célestin-Charles Jonnart, acting Governor-General of Algeria	3rd term
29 August 1919 to 28 July 1921	Jean-Baptiste Eugène Abel, Governor-General of Algeria
28 July 1921 to 17 April 1925	Théodore Steeg Théodore Steeg Théodore Steeg was a French politician of the Third Republic, deputy of the Seine from 1906 to 1914 and senator of the same department from 1914 to 1940.... , Governor-General of Algeria
17 April 1925 to 12 May 1925	Henri Dubief, acting Governor-General of Algeria
12 May 1925 to 20 November 1927	Maurice Viollette Maurice Viollette Maurice Viollette was a French statesman.He was chief-of-staff for Alexandre Millerand in the Waldeck-Rousseau government in 1898, and was elected as a député for Eure-et-Loir in 1902 and as mayor of Dreux from 1908–1959.He acted as Transport and Supply Minister in 1917, Governor General of... , Governor-General of Algeria
20 November 1927 to 3 October 1930	Pierre-Louis Bordes, Governor-General of Algeria
3 October 1930 to 21 September 1935	Jules-Gaston Henri Carde, Governor-General of Algeria
21 September 1935 to 19 July 1940	Georges le Beau, Governor-General of Algeria
19 July 1940 to 16 July 1941	Jean-Charles Abrial, Governor-General of Algeria
16 July 1941 to 20 September 1941	Maxime Weygand Maxime Weygand Maxime Weygand was a French military commander in World War I and World War II.Weygand initially fought against the Germans during the invasion of France in 1940, but then surrendered to and collaborated with the Germans as part of the Vichy France regime.-Early years:Weygand was born in Brussels... , Governor-General of Algeria
20 September 1941 to 20 January 1943	Yves-Charles Chatel, acting Governor-General of Algeria
20 January 1943 to 3 June 1943	Bernard-Marcel-Edmond Peyrouton, Governor-General of Algeria
3 June 1943 to 8 September 1944	Georges-Albert-Julien Catroux, Governor-General of Algeria
8 September 1944 to 11 February 1948	Yves Chataigneau, Governor-General of Algeria
11 February 1948 to 9 March 1951	Marcel-Edmond Naegelen, Governor-General of Algeria
12 April 1951 to 26 January 1955	Roger Léonard Roger Leonard Roger Leonard was a professional boxer from Palmer Park, Maryland. He is the older brother of boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard, who he introduced to boxing.-Amateur career:Nicknamed "The Dodger," Leonard had over 100 amateur bouts... , Governor-General of Algeria
26 January 1955 to 1 February 1956	Jacques-Émile Soustelle, Governor-General of Algeria
1 February 1956 to 9 February 1956	Georges Albert Julien Catroux, Governor-General of Algeria
9 February 1956 to 13 May 1958	Robert Lacoste Robert Lacoste Robert Lacoste was French politician. He was a socialist MP of the Dordogne from 1945 to 1958 and from 1962 to 1967, then senator from 1971 to 1980.- Biography :... , Governor-General of Algeria
13 May 1958 to 1 June 1958	André Mutter, Governor-General of Algeria
13 May 1958 to 23 May 1958	Jacques Massu Jacques Massu Jacques Émile Massu was a French general who fought in World War II, the First Indochina War, the Algerian War and the Suez crisis.-Early life:Jacques Massu was born in Châlons-sur-Marne to a family of military officers; his father was an artillery officer... , President of the Committee of Public Safety	In rebellion
23 May 1958 to 7 June 1958	Committee of Public Safety:-	In rebellion
	Jacques Massu Jacques Massu Jacques Émile Massu was a French general who fought in World War II, the First Indochina War, the Algerian War and the Suez crisis.-Early life:Jacques Massu was born in Châlons-sur-Marne to a family of military officers; his father was an artillery officer... , President of the Central Committee of Public Safety
	Sid Cara, President of the Central Committee of Public Safety
7 June 1958 to 12 December 1958	Raoul-Albin-Louis Salan, Delegate-general of Algeria
12 December 1958 to 23 November 1960	Paul-Albert-Louis Delouvrier, Delegate-general of Algeria
23 November 1960 to 19 March 1962	Jean Morin, Delegate-general of Algeria
21 April 1961 to 25 April 1961	Directorate:-	In rebellion
	Maurice Challe Maurice Challe Maurice Challe was a French general during the Algerian War, one of four generals who took part in the Algiers putsch...
	André Zeller André Zeller André Zeller was a French Army general, one of the four generals who organized the Algiers putsch of 1961...
	Edmond Jouhaud Edmond Jouhaud Edmond Jouhaud was one of four French generals who briefly staged a putsch in Algeria in April 1961. As Army General he had been the Inspector General of the Air Force in French North Africa. After the failure of the putsch, he became the deputy of Raoul Salan in the Organisation de l'Armée Secrète...
	Raoul-Albin-Louis Salan
19 March 1962 to 3 July 1962	Christian Fouchet Christian Fouchet Christian Fouchet was a French politician.He was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines.He was the French Minister of National Education from 28 November 1962 to 6 April 1967. He was the colonial head of Algeria from 19 March 1962 to 3 July 1962.... , High Commissioner
3 July 1962 to 25 September 1962	Abdur Rahman Farès Abdur Rahman Farès Abderrahmane Farès was the Chairman of the Provisional Executive of Algeria from 3 July 1962 to 20 September 1962.... , Chairman of the Provisional Executive (Abderrahmane Farès)

For continuation after independence, see: Presidents of Algeria

President of Algeria

The President of Algeria is the head of state and chief executive of Algeria, as well as the Commander-in-Chief of the Algerian armed forces.-History of the office:...

Sources

http://www.rulers.org/rula1.html#algeria
African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland

Heads of State and Government, 2nd Edition, John V da Graca, MacMillan Press (2000)

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