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Algerian President Bouteflika resigns following weeks of mass protests

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigns.

Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has submitted his resignation, state news agency APS said on Tuesday, following weeks of mass protests against his rule.

The ailing, 82-year-old leader stood down shortly after the army chief of staff demanded immediate action to remove him from office.

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