Abdelkader Bensalah
Algerian politician (1941–2021)
Abdelkader Bensalah (Arabic: عبد القـادر بن صالح, 24 November 1941 – 22 September 2021) was an Algerian politician. He was the President of the Council of the Nation from 2002 to 2019. On 2 April 2019, he became the Acting President of Algeria following the resignation of Abdelaziz Bouteflika.[1]
Abdelkader Bensalah | |
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عبد القـادر بن صالح | |
Acting President of Algeria | |
In office 2 April 2019 – 19 December 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Noureddine Bedoui |
Preceded by | Abdelaziz Bouteflika |
Succeeded by | Abdelmadjid Tebboune |
President of the Council of the Nation | |
In office 2 July 2002 – 9 April 2019 | |
Preceded by | Bachir Boumaza |
Succeeded by | Salah Goudjil |
Personal details | |
Born | Fellaoucene, French Algeria | 24 November 1941
Died | 22 September 2021 Algiers, Algeria | (aged 79)
Nationality | Algerian |
Political party | Democratic National Rally |
Profession | Journalist |
Bensalah died on 22 September 2021 from COVID-19 and cancer-related problems at a hospital in Algiers, Algeria at the age of 79.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Algeria's next in line: Bouteflika loyalist Abdelkader Bensalah". France 24. April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ↑ Zeidane, Karim (22 September 2021). "Algérie: décès de l'ancien président de la transition Abdelkader Bensalah" [Algeria: Death of former transitional president Abdelkader Bensalah]. Le360 (in French). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2021.