Algeria: "Bouteflika ruled with the consent and support of the military"

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Abdelaziz Bouteflika during his swearing in on April 28, 2014. REUTERS / Louafi Larbi / File Photo

By: Christophe Boisbouvier Follow

In Algeria, it has been a year to the day that President Bouteflika fell under pressure from the street, after twenty years in power. Today, Farid Alilat, our colleague from "Jeune Afrique", publishes in the editions du Rocher "Bouteflika, the secret history", a book that lifts the veil on key moments in the life of this exceptional man. From the Algerian war to last year, how did it last so long? One year after his fall, is his system still in place?

  • Algeria
  • Abdelaziz Bouteflika

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