A week after the announce of the death of Algeria's longest lasting former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the 8th Algerian president, Abdelkader Bensalah, passes away after a long disease struggle, local media reported on Wednesday.
According to a statement shared by the Algerian Presidency, Bensalah, who died aged 80, had lasted in power for only 90 days.
الموت يغيّب ثامن رؤساء الجزائر #عبد_القادر_بن_صالح عن سن 80 عامًا بعد صراع مع المرض#الجزائر pic.twitter.com/ZPWg5xiKUM
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Algerian state T.V announced on Friday the death of the country's former president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, at the age of 84.