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Events on Tuesday 2 April 2019 1
2019Bouteflika resigns as Algeria presidentWeeks of mass protests force out a 20-year rulerAlgerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned after weeks of massive peaceful protests against his bid for a fifth term. He had ruled Algeria since 1999 and had rarely appeared in public after a 2013 stroke. His resignation did not fully satisfy protesters, who continued demonstrating against the ruling establishment.