Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Resigns at 82
- The President of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has resigned with immediate effect on April 2, 2019, to end his 20-year rule over the country.
- The 82-year-old leader was in pressure to step down due to the weeks of mass protests erupted in the country over the intentions of Bouteflika to run for a fifth term in the Algerian presidential elections.