Abdelmadjid Tebboune
| Abdelmadjid Tebboune link (Politician) | |
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| Born | 17 November 1945 Algeria |
| Nationality | Algerian |
| Alma mater | National School of Administration (Algeria) |
| Spouse | Fatima Zohra Bella |
| Party | National Liberation Front (Algeria) |
President of Algeria since 2019 | |
Abdelmadjid Tebboune was the President of Algeria from 2019, having previously been Prime Minister
Covid
In October 2020 he received "COVID-19" treatment in Germany.[1] On 29 December 2020, Tebboune resumed his duties.[2]
On 17 March 2020 he announced that "marches and rallies, whatever their motives" would be prohibited.[3] After protestors and journalists were arrested for participating in such marches, Tebboune faced accusations of attempting to "silence Algerians."[4]
On 1 November 2020, a referendum for his proposed constitutional changes were approved, with 66.68% of voters participating in favour of the changes. Turnout was very low, with only around 23% of eligible voters participating. Additionally, over 10% of overall votes cast were invalid or blank.[5]
Libya
In 2023, he offered mediation in Libya[6] and Niger.[7]
References
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-55479480
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55479480
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200726112122/https://www.elwatan.com/a-la-une/abdelmadjid-tebboune-assure-que-letat-a-pris-ses-dispositions-pour-lutter-contre-le-coronavirus-des-moyens-supplementaires-seront-engages-18-03-2020
- ↑ https://www.lepoint.fr/monde/la-liberte-de-la-presse-se-degrade-en-algerie-02-05-2020-2373844_24.php#
- ↑ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/13/algerias-new-constitution-approved-official-results-show
- ↑ https://libyaobserver.ly/inbrief/tebboune-affirms-support-inter-libyan-solution-crisis-libya
- ↑ https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20231003-niger-agrees-algerian-mediation-to-resolve-post-coup-crisis