By AFPMore by this AuthorAlgiersAlgeria's powerful army chief General Ahmed Gaid Salah has died, state television reported Monday, without giving details on the cause of his death. In early April, Gaid Salah called on his boss to resign. Bouteflika quit the same day, leaving the armed forces chief effectively in charge of the North African country. Gaid Salah defied protesters by pressing on with a presidential vote on December 12. It was won by establishment insider Abdelmadjid Tebboune who was seen as close to the armed forces chief.

Source: Daily Nation December 23, 2019 11:26 UTC