 Ben Bella refused Khider's requests to allow the FLN into the decision-making process, and replaced him as Secretary-General.In 1963, Khider went into exile in Switzerland, bringing $12 million (or $14 million) of party funds with him, saying they would be used to finance a political opposition to continue the "genuine" nationalist tradition of the FLN.In 1967, he was assassinated in Madrid, Spain.