Algeria's ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika dies aged 84

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Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who ruled Algeria for two decades before resigning in 2019 as huge protests engulfed the country, has died aged 84.

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Abdelaziz Bouteflika, ex-president of Algeria for two decades, has died aged 84Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who ruled Algeria for two decades before resigning in 2019 as huge protests engulfed the country, has died aged 84, public television announced.

"Bless his soul. But he doesn't deserve any tribute because he did nothing for the country," said greengrocer Rabah. Dubbed"Boutef" by Algerians, he won respect as a foreign minister in the 1970s and then for helping foster peace after the civil war, notably with an amnesty law that prompted thousands of Islamist fighters to hand in their weapons.

But Bouteflika's rule was marked by corruption, leaving many Algerians wondering how a country with vast oil wealth could end up with poor infrastructure and high unemployment that pushed many young people overseas.

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