Abdelaziz Bouteflika (pronunciation ⓘ; Arabic: عبد العزيز بوتفليقة, romanized: ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Būtaflīqa [ʕabd elʕaziːz buːtefliːqa]; 2 March 1937 – 17 September 2021) was an Algerian politician and diplomat who served as the seventh president of Algeria from 1999 to his resignation in 2019.

Dec 27, 2024 · Abdelaziz Bouteflika (born March 2, 1937, Oujda, Morocco—died September 17, 2021, Zéralda, Algeria) was a Moroccan-born Algerian politician who served as president of Algeria from April 1999 until April 2019, when popular unrest forced his resignation.

Sep 18, 2021 · Abdelaziz Bouteflika was a dominant figure in Algerian politics for more than six decades. Most notably, he served as Algeria's longest-serving president from 1999 to 2019. Born...

Sep 18, 2021 · The former president of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has died after a long illness at the age of 84. Bouteflika led the country for almost two decades, stepping down in 2019 after his bid for...

Sep 18, 2021 · ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who fought for independence from France, reconciled his conflict-ravaged nation and was then ousted amid pro-democracy protests in 2019 after two decades in power, has died at age 84, state television announced Friday.

Sep 17, 2021 · ALGIERS — Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who joined his country’s fight against French colonial rule in the 1950s, rose to foreign minister at 26, went into exile over corruption charges and then returned...

Abdelaziz Bouteflika (2 March 1937 – 17 September 2021) was an Algerian politician. From 1999 to 2019, he was the ninth President of Algeria. He was President at the end of the bloody Algerian Civil War in 2002. He ended emergency rule in February 2011 during Arab Spring.