“Over 180 injured in Algiers during the protests,”
“at Least 180 people were injured during protests against president Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria on Friday, when police clashed with protesters in the capital, according to the authorities.”
“Tens of thousands of people attended the initially peaceful manifestation in Algiers, where the participants demanded an end to the sickly 82-year-old president’s rule. When the protesters approached the presidential palace, the situation became violent. Police officers and protesters threw stones at each other and the police fired tårgasgranater to disperse the protests.”
“the department of health’s data on the number of injured has not been confirmed by independent sources. A person is reported to have died after suffering a heart attack.”
“the mass protests against the country’s rule were a week ago, in a country where such grievances are very rare.”
“Bouteflika has since he suffered a stroke in 2013, is rarely seen in public contexts. The more than 80-year-old president is now believed to receive treatment in Switzerland. Still relate to Bouteflika, who ruled the country since 1999, to stand for a fifth term of office.”
“the Opposition claims that he does not have the ability to govern the country, but are used as nickdocka of the power elite that they should be able to remain in their top positions.”
“Algeria has some 42 million inhabitants, is Africa’s largest country and the export of oil and gas account for 95 per cent of the foreign revenues and 60 percent of the state budget.”
“Algeria was a French colony from 1830 but became independent in 1962 after a nearly eight-year-long, bloody liberation war.”
“Demonstrations in October 1988 did the authorities declared a state of emergency. Democratic reforms have been introduced but when the islamist party FIS won the elections in 1991, stepped the military, which triggered a civil war that claimed about 200,000 lives between 1992 and 2002. The armed islamist group GIA was accused of much of the violence.”
“During the civil war, in 1999, won Abdelaziz Bouteflika presidential elections with military support.”
“He launched a försoningsprogram who led thousands of militants to lay down their arms.”
“in the presidential elections In april 2014 conquered Bouteflika a fourth term in office. The official figures were that he got 81 percent of the votes.”
“the parliamentary Elections in 2017 gave Bouteflikas the party of the FLN and samarbetspartiet RND an absolute majority in parliament.”