His death came less than a week after the death of the country's former president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
The Presidency of the Republic said in a statement that the funeral of the late president will take place Thursday, Sept. 23.
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Publish Date: 22 September 2021 - 13:35
TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – The former Algerian president Abdelkader Bensalah died at the age of 80 on Wednesday.