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Former Algerian President Bouteflika Dies at 84, Jazeera Reports

Former Algerian President Bouteflika Dies at 84, Jazeera Reports

Former Algeria president Abdelaziz Bouteflika has died at age 84, al-Jazeera television reported early Saturday.

Bouteflika was the president of the North African nation for almost 20 years until mass protests demanding sweeping changes in the tightly controlled country forced him to resign in 2019.

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