Algeria Mourns Former President Liamine Zeroual Following His Death
Born in Batna in 1941, Zeroual fought with the National Liberation Army during Algeria’s struggle for independence from France. He later steered a transitional government through the country's brutal civil war and organised the first multi-party presidential election...
Algeria declared three days of national mourning after announcing the death of former president Liamine Zeroual, who died at 84 following a serious illness.
Born in Batna in 1941, Zeroual fought with the National Liberation Army during Algeria’s struggle for independence from France. He later steered a transitional government through the country’s brutal civil war and organised the first multi-party presidential election in 1995, emerging as its victor.
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In 1998 he left office before his term concluded, clearing the way for Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Zeroual kept a reputation for dignity in retirement. Algeria’s presidency said he passed away in a military hospital in Algiers and ordered flags to fly at half-mast nationwide.