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President Abdelaziz Bouteflika

A supporter of Algeria's National Liberation Front (FLN) party holds up sign showing a portrait of current President Abdelaziz Bouteflika during a party campaign rally calling for his re-election at La Coupole arena in Algiers on February 9, 2019. (AFP)

Algeria's ruling party backs protesters

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, welcomes Algeria's Vice Prime Minister Ramtane Lamamra for the talks in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. (AP)

Russia backs Algerian government plan for talks with opposition

National Coordination for Change

Health workers carry banners as they march during a protest calling on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to quit, in Algiers, Algeria March 19, 2019. (Reuters)

Algeria protest leaders tell army to stay out of politics

Youth

A teacher holds a placard during a protest in Algiers, March 13, 2019. (AP)

The questions raised by Algeria's youth uprising

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika

A demonstrator carries a national flag during protest over President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's decision to postpone elections and extend his fourth term in office, in Algiers, Algeria March 15, 2019. (Reuters)

Algerian unions reject dialogue with government

Grand Poste

People gather during a protest over President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's decision to postpone elections and extend his fourth term in office, in Algiers, Algeria March 15, 2019. (Reuters)

Algerians stage huge protest despite Bouteflikas' vow not to run

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika

This January, 2013 file photo shows a general view of an oil installation on the outskirts of In Amenas, Algeria. (AFP)

Algeria, a youthful country dependent on oil and gas

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika

Algeria's new prime minister Noureddine Bedoui gives a press conference, in Algiers, Algeria, Thursday, March 14, 2019. (AP)

Algeria’s PM vows to include youth in government amid protests

Ramtane Lamamra

In this May 2017 file photo, Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra attends a joint press conference with his German counterpart after their meeting at the foreign ministry in Berlin. (AFP)

Algerian leaders prepared to discuss system based on 'will of the people'