Abdelaziz Bouteflika, ousted Algerian president, dies aged 84
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Bouteflika, an independence war veteran, was ousted during pro-democracy protests in 2019
Algeria's longest-serving president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was ousted in 2019 amid pro-democracy protests after two decades in power, has died aged 84.
The state television announcement on Friday, citing a statement from the office of the current president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, did not provide the cause of death.
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