He was an official in the revolutionary government, then, after the country won independence from France, was imprisoned and eventually wrote from exile.
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Macron Calls for Enshrining the Right to Abortion in the French Constitution
President Emmanuel Macron honored Gisèle Halimi, a lawyer who worked for the legalization of abortion, but some of her family members and supporters assailed his use of her legacy.
Macron Commemorates 1961 Paris Police Killing of Algerian Protesters
President Emmanuel Macron of France is the country’s first head of state to attend an event marking the deaths, which officials ignored for decades.
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algeria’s Longest-Serving President, Dies at 84
He joined the country’s fight for independence in the 1950s and helped lead it out of a brutal civil war in the 1990s. He was ousted in 2019 after 20 years in office,
‘It’s Time to Break the Chains.’ Algerians Seek a Revolution.
The demonstrations in Algeria have grown larger every week and now seem unstoppable. The protesters demand the ouster of not only President Bouteflika, but his entire system.