The office of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced he would resign before April 28, a statement carried on state media said.
By Sudarsan Raghavan Sudarsan Raghavan Cairo bureau chief covering North Africa and Yemen Email Bio Follow April 1 at 1:36 PM CAIRO- Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will resign by the end of April, his office announced in a statement Monday carried by the country’s state media, following weeks of massive street protests calling for the end of his two decades in power.
If Bouteflika carries out his promise, he would become the fifth Arab leader to be pushed out of office by populist pressure since the 2011 Arab Spring revolts, following the path of autocrats in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Yemen. He is Algeria’s longest-serving head of state. Tens of thousands of Algerians across the North African country have taken to the streets since early last month. The outpouring of anger was triggered by Bouteflika’s decision to seek a fifth term in office.
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