Algeria ex-president Bouteflika dies at 84

Updated September 18 2021 - 9:40am, first published 9:34am
Abdelaziz Bouteflika had rarely been seen in public before his departure since a stroke in 2013.
Abdelaziz Bouteflika had rarely been seen in public before his departure since a stroke in 2013.

Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has died at 84, the presidency says, more than two years after he stepped down under pressure from mass protests and the army.