Algeria Head of state

Abdelaziz Bouteflika

عبد العزيز بوتفليقة

Head of state Inactive Verified

President of Algeria 1999-2019 (1937-2021). Ruled through the post-civil-war reconciliation period; forced to resign by the Hirak (popular movement) on 2019-04-02 when he sought a fifth term despite a 2013 stroke. Died in 2021.

Country: Algeria
Party: National Liberation Front
Role: Head of state
Status: Historical figure

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Speech Arabic 2014-04-28

Abdelaziz Bouteflika (President of Algeria) — 4th-term inaugural address, April 2014 (Ennahar, full text): national reconciliation as his priority (the hand "extended to Algeria's astray sons" to return home) coupled with stability-first and an iron hand against terrorism; the national identity of "Islam, Arabism and Amazighity."

إن أول هذه الالتزامات هو العمل وإياكم على الحفاظ على استقرار البلاد، إن يد الجزائر ما تزال ممدودة لأبنائها الضالين الذين أجدّد لهم الدعوة للعودة إلى الديار. إن المصالحة الوطنية تبقى أولويتي، باسم الشعب الذي اعتنقها…

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How to cite

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APA 7Reference list · academic default

Gara, T. (2026). Abdelaziz Bouteflika [Politician profile]. Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset. Retrieved August 6, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pol/bouteflika

Chicago author-dateCommon in political-science journals

Gara, Tarek. 2026. "Abdelaziz Bouteflika." Politician profile, Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset. Accessed August 6, 2026. https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pol/bouteflika.

BibTeXFor LaTeX / Zotero / reference managers

@misc{tayyar-bouteflika,
  title     = {{Abdelaziz Bouteflika}},
  author    = {Gara, Tarek},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset},
  type      = {Politician profile},
  url       = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pol/bouteflika},
  urldate   = {2026-08-06},
  note      = {First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.}
}

Dataset / working-paper citation

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APA 7Preprint

Gara, T. (2026). Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset [Preprint]. Retrieved August 6, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper

BibTeXPreprint

@unpublished{tayyar-preprint,
  title  = {{Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset}},
  author = {Gara, Tarek},
  year   = {2026},
  type   = {Preprint},
  url    = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper},
  urldate = {2026-08-06},
  note   = {Living document, regenerated from the live dataset on page load.}
}

First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.