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Abdelaziz Bouteflika (pronunciation ⓘ; Arabic: عبد العزيز بوتفليقة, romanized: ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Būtaflīqa [ʕabd elʕaziːz buːtefliːqa]; 2 March 1937 – 17 September 2021) was an Algerian politician and diplomat who served as the seventh president of Algeria from 1999 to his resignation in 2019.
Sep 18, 2021 · Abdelaziz Bouteflika was a dominant figure in Algerian politics for more than six decades. Most notably, he served as Algeria's longest-serving president from 1999 to...
Jul 14, 2024 · Abdelaziz Bouteflika (born March 2, 1937, Oujda, Morocco—died September 17, 2021, Zéralda, Algeria) was a Moroccan-born Algerian politician who served as president of Algeria from April 1999 until April 2019, when popular unrest forced his resignation.
Sep 18, 2021 · Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika died on Friday at age 84 after enduring years of ill health. After suffering a crippling stroke in 2013, Bouteflika retreated from the public...
Sep 18, 2021 · Bouteflika led Algeria for almost two decades, stepping down in 2019 after his bid for a fifth term sparked massive protests. He was a key figure in Algeria's war of independence and its peace process, but rarely appeared in public since a stroke in 2013.
Sep 17, 2021 · ALGIERS — Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who joined his country’s fight against French colonial rule in the 1950s, rose to foreign minister at 26, went into exile over corruption charges and then returned...
Sep 18, 2021 · Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has died at 84, the presidency said on Friday, more than two years after he stepped down under pressure from mass protests and the army.
