Abdelkader Bensalah
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]
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عبد القـادر بن صالح | |
.jpg) Abdelkader Bensalah in 2019. | |
| 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 | 24 November 1941 Fellaoucene, French Algeria |
| Died | 22 September 2021 (aged 79) Algiers, Algeria |
| 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]
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References
- ↑ Algeria’s next in line: Bouteflika loyalist Abdelkader Bensalah. France 24. April 2, 2019. https://www.france24.com/en/20190402-algeria-profile-bouteflika-loyalist-abdelkader-bensalah. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ↑ Zeidane, Karim (22 September 2021). "Algérie: décès de l’ancien président de la transition Abdelkader Bensalah" (in fr). Le360. https://afrique.le360.ma/algerie/politique/2021/09/22/35515-algerie-deces-de-lancien-president-de-la-transition-abdelkader-bensaleh-35515. Retrieved 22 September 2021.