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Algeria: Army chief proposes independent body to oversee polls
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Algiers [Algeria], May 21 (ANI): Underlining that the ensuing presidential election will prevent Algeria from "falling into the trap of a constitutional void", the Army chief Lieutenant General Gaid Salah on Monday proposed the formation of an "independent body" to organise and oversee the
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Algerian President to resign this week
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Algiers [Algeria], Apr 1 (ANI): Bowing down to public anger, embattled Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will step down as the head of the state later this week, say reports.
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Algerian Army Chief demands removal of President Bouteflika
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Algiers [Algeria], Mar 27 (ANI): Algeria's army chief Ahmed Gaid Salah has demanded the removal of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, saying the incapacitated 82-year-old leader should be declared unfit to rule, following weeks of violent demonstrations against him.
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