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Algeria: Army chief demands removal of President
The army chief of staff has said President Bouteflika should be declared unfit to rule.
After weeks of protests, the chief of staff of the Algerian army has said that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika should be declared unfit to rule the country. The President has already agreed not to stand for a fifth term in the upcoming elections, which have been delayed. We bring you the latest updates from the country. (Photo: Algeria"s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika gestures while talking with Army Chief of Staff General Ahmed Gaed Salah during a graduation ceremony of the 40th class of the trainee army officers at a Military Academy in Cherchell 90 km west of Algiers, Algeria June 27, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Ramzi Boudina)
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