Abdelkader Bensalah: Algerian politician
Abdelkader Bensalah (Arabic: عبد القـادر بن صالح, 24 November 1941 – 22 September 2021) was an Algerian politician.
He was the President of the Council of the Nation from 2002 to 2019. On 2 April 2019, he became the Acting President of Algeria following the resignation of Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
Abdelkader Bensalah | |
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عبد القـادر بن صالح | |
.jpg) Abdelkader Bensalah in 2019. | |
| Acting President of Algeria | |
| In office 2 April 2019 – 19 December 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Noureddine Bedoui |
| Preceded by | Abdelaziz Bouteflika |
| Succeeded by | Abdelmadjid Tebboune |
| President of the Council of the Nation | |
| In office 2 July 2002 – 9 April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bachir Boumaza |
| Succeeded by | Salah Goudjil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 November 1941 Fellaoucene, French Algeria |
| Died | 22 September 2021 (aged 79) Algiers, Algeria |
| Nationality | Algerian |
| Political party | Democratic National Rally |
| Profession | Journalist |
Bensalah died on 22 September 2021 from COVID-19 and cancer-related problems at a hospital in Algiers, Algeria at the age of 79.
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