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Abdelkader Bensalah
Algerian politician (–)
Abdelkader Bensalah (Arabic: عبد القـادر بن صالح, romanized:&#;ʿAbd āl-Qādar bin Ṣāliḥ, 24 November – 22 September ) was an Algerianpolitician.
He served as the President of the Council of the Nation, the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Algeria, between and
After President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who had ruled the country for 20 years, resigned in April , Bensalah served as the Acting Head of State of Algeria until Abdelmadjid Tebboune took office after winning the presidential election in December
Political career
After working in Beirut to direct the Algerian Center for Information and Culture from to , Bensalah returned to Algeria to work as a journalist at the state newspaper El Chaâb for three years, before being elected to represent the Tlemcen Province in Twelve years later, he was appointed Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, a position he held until [1][2]
As a member of the centrist Democratic National Rally (RND), he was President of the National Transitional Council from to [3] and of the People's National Assembly from to [4]
From July to April , he served as President of the Council of the Nation, the upper house of the parliament.[1] He replaced Abdelaziz Bouteflika for some presidential duties, like welcoming foreign leaders to Algeria, during the last part of the former President's tenure.[5] He was a strong ally of the latter, supporting his fifth candidacy even during the Algerian protests.[5]
As provided for under article of the Algerian Constitution, he became acting Head of State of Algeria on 9 April , seven days after the resignation of Abdelaziz Bouteflika.[6][7] His term lasted for a maximum of 90 days while the presidential election should have been held.
By law, he was barred from participating in that election.[2][8] On 19 December , he received the National Order of Merit from President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.[9][10]
Personal life and death
Abdelkader Bensalah was born on 24 November , in Felaoussene, close to Tlemcen,[11] then part of French Algeria.
Bensalah died from cancer at the Aïn Nadja Military Hospital&#;[fr] in Algiers on 22 September , aged 79, with his health worsening after contracting COVID[12] His death, which occurred just five days after the death of Abdelaziz Bouteflika, was announced by the Office of the President.[13] Flags were ordered to fly at half-mast for three days in mourning.[14] He was buried at the El Alia Cemetery on 23 September.[15]