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Algeria's Leader Returns Home As Demonstrators Protest His Bid For A Fifth Term

High school students march in central Algiers. The protesters are speaking out against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's candidacy for a fifth term in next month's presidential election. Anis Belghoul/AP hide caption

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Algeria's Leader Returns Home As Demonstrators Protest His Bid For A Fifth Term

March 10, 2019 • The youth-led movement is protesting President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for re-election. The 82-year-old leader has been in power since 1999.

Protests Against Algerian President's Bid For Fifth Term End In Chaos

Protesters clashed with police in the streets of Algiers, Algeria, during a demonstration denouncing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term on Friday. Toufik Doudou/AP hide caption

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Toufik Doudou/AP

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Protests Against Algerian President's Bid For Fifth Term End In Chaos

March 1, 2019 • Throngs of people flooded the streets of the North African country's cities on Friday to demand the ailing president withdraw from the April 18 election. Clashes with police developed in Algiers.

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