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Algiers, Algeria - Algeria s President ABDELAZIZ BOUTEFLIKA is resigning after weeks of mass protests, state media report. Mr Bouteflika, had been in power for 20 years, and had already dropped plans to seek a fifth term as opposition to his rule increased. The Algerian army had called for the 82 yr old to be declared incapable of carrying out his duties. The ailing leader suffered a stroke in 2013 and has rarely appeared in public since. Algerian State TV reported that he had officially notified the Constitutional Council that he would end his term as president. Pictured: November 23, 2017 - Algiers, Algeria - Algerian President ABDELAZIZ BOUTEFLIKA in wheelchair after voting at a polling station in Algiers as Algeria goes to the polls for local elections. Algiers Algeria - ZUMAn230 20171123_zaa_n230_904

Algiers, Algeria - Algeria s President ABDELAZIZ BOUTEFLIKA is resigning after weeks of mass protests, state media report. Mr Bouteflika, had been in power for 20 years, and had already dropped plans to seek a fifth term as opposition to his rule increased. The Algerian army had called for the 82 yr old to be declared incapable of carrying out his duties. The ailing leader suffered a stroke in 2013 and has rarely appeared in public since. Algerian State TV reported that he had officially notified the Constitutional Council that he would end his term as president. Pictured: November 23, 2017 - Algiers, Algeria - Algerian President ABDELAZIZ BOUTEFLIKA in wheelchair after voting at a polling station in Algiers as Algeria goes to the polls for local elections. Algiers Algeria - ZUMAn230 20171123_zaa_n230_904

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April 2, 2019 - Algiers, Algeria - Algeria s President ABDELAZIZ BOUTEFLIKA is resigning after weeks of mass protests, state media report. Mr Bouteflika, had been in power for 20 years, and had already dropped plans to seek a fifth term as opposition to his rule increased. The Algerian army had called for the 82 yr old to be declared incapable of carrying out his duties. The ailing leader suffered a stroke in 2013 and has rarely appeared in public since. Algerian State TV reported that he had officially notified the Constitutional Council that he would end his term as president. Pictured: November 23, 2017 - Algiers, Algeria - Algerian President ABDELAZIZ BOUTEFLIKA in wheelchair after voting at a polling station in Algiers as Algeria goes to the polls for local elections. Algiers Algeria - ZUMAn230 20171123_zaa_n230_904

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