Algeria’s Bouteflika announces resignation from presidency: state agency

ALGIERS, April 2– Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced resignation on Tuesday, official APS news agency reported. ALGIERS, Feb. 26, 2019

ALGIERS, Feb. 26, 2019 (Xinhua) — Students attend a protest in Algiers, capital of Algeria, on Feb. 26, 2019. A wide-scale protest was triggered by university students on Tuesday in major cities of Algeria to demand change and express rejection to the decision of incumbent President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to seek a fifth term in office. (Xinhua)

In February, students held massive protests in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, which triggered wide-scale protests in major cities of Algeria to demand change and express rejection to the decision of incumbent President Abdelaziz Bouteflika who had then sought a fifth term in office.