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Abdelaziz Bouteflika

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  • Former Algerian President Bouteflika’s Birthplace in Morocco Demolished
    24 December 2018, by Said

    Threatened with collapse for several years, the house where Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was born in Oujda, in eastern Morocco, has just been demolished by the local authorities.
    The discussions led by the Algerian authorities, in particular the consulate, and the officials of the city of Oujda have finally resulted in an agreement, reports the site Alyaoum24, and the house has finally been demolished.
    This house, abandoned for several years and located in the old medina, (…)

  • Morocco’s King Sends Condolences to Algeria’s President on Death of Constitutional Council Chief
    30 January 2019, by Said

    The King Mohammed VI sent on Tuesday a message of condolences and compassion to Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika following the death the day before of the President of the Constitutional Council, Mourad Medelci.
    The Moroccan sovereign "expresses to President Bouteflika and, through him, to the family of the deceased and to the brotherly Algerian people, his heartfelt condolences and sincere feelings of compassion following the death of one of Algeria’s faithful sons and one of its (…)

  • Algerians Protest Bouteflika’s Fifth Term Bid, Question President’s Origins
    17 February 2019, by Amine

    Several regions in Algeria have seen a large number of protesters take to the streets against Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s decision to run for a fifth term. He is called "Bouteflika the Moroccan".
    Many protesters in Béjaia, Bourj Bouarirej and Tizi Ouzou came out on the streets on Saturday, February 16, to demonstrate against Bouteflika’s candidacy for a fifth term as president of Algeria. They accuse him of being... Moroccan.
    Abdelaziz Bouteflika was born in Morocco, more precisely in the (…)

  • Algerian Protesters Stage Mock Funeral for Bouteflika Amid Fifth Term Controversy
    3 March 2019, by Amine

    On Friday, the demonstrations against Bouteflika’s 5th term continued in Algeria with their share of images and coded messages. This time, a coffin, wrapped in a Moroccan flag, with a photo of the current Algerian president, could be seen.
    During a demonstration bringing together a very large number of people, a new way of denouncing the "Oujda clan" that does not want to let go of power in Algeria could be seen. The symbolic burial of "Bouteflika the Moroccan".
    A rather macabre scene, (…)

  • Algerian Protesters in France Embrace Moroccan Supporter, Highlighting Maghreb Unity
    23 April 2019, by Amine

    In a video dated March 27 and gone viral, we can see Algerian protesters in France chanting "Maghrib, Dzaïr, khawa, khawa" after being joined by a Moroccan carrying the Moroccan flag.
    It is a "united Maghreb" that seemed to be desired after a Moroccan joined a march against the Algerian regime in Saint-Etienne, France. The fraternity between the Moroccan and Algerian peoples has been reaffirmed by these images and the warm welcome reserved for this Moroccan.
    The political tensions (…)

  • Morocco’s 20-Year Transformation: Le Point Magazine Highlights Kingdom’s Progress Under King Mohammed VI
    20 July 2019, by Sylvanus

    Morocco is on the cover of the magazine Le Point this week. A well-crafted dossier highlights the achievements of the Kingdom since the enthronement of King Mohammed VI.
    "Multiparty system", "good political choices". Making a comparison with its neighbor, Algeria, Le Point makes a laudatory assessment of the Sherifian Kingdom.
    20 years ago, King Mohammed VI acceded to the throne. At that time, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the President who resigned on April 2, 2019 under the pressure of a (…)

  • Former French Diplomat: Algeria’s Longstanding Rivalry with Morocco Rooted in Presidential Jealousy
    29 March 2023, by Sylvanus

    In an interview, Xavier Driencourt, former French ambassador to Algeria, not only mentioned the Algerians’ jealousy towards Morocco, but also demonstrated that this is not a new phenomenon.
    Abdelaziz Bouteflika "could not stand the French being so friendly with the King of Morocco. That drove him crazy," said the former French diplomat in a statement to Journal du Dimanche. To support his remarks, he recalled an interview he had - he was traveling with journalist Jean-Pierre Elkabach - (…)