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Algeria s powerful army chief Ahmed Gaid Salah dies
Salah, a veteran of the Algerian war of independence with France, masterminded the state s response to mass protests this year
Ahmed Gaid Salah pushed for December elections despite mass opposition from anti-government protesters (Reuters) Par Published date: Lundi 23 décembre 2019 - 10:00 | Last update: 1 année 3 mois ago
Algeria s powerful army chief Ahmed Gaid Salah has died, leaving behind a country wracked by months of protests over the military s dominant role in politics.
State media reported on Monday that Gaid Salah, who masterminded the state s response to mass protests this year, died at the age of 79 after suffering a heart attack at a military hospital in the capital Algiers.