 Two years later, while incarcerated in France, he was an elected member of the GPRA exile government, holding the symbolical post of Minister of State.He was released as Algeria became independent in 1962.After returning to Algeria, Khider joined Ahmed Ben Bella and the FLN army's chief of staff, Col. Houari Boumédiène, in forming a Political Bureau of the FLN to replace the GPRA, over which they had no control.