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FILE - In this photo taken Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, Algerian military chief Gen. Ahmed Gaid Salah attends president Abdelmajid Tebboune's inauguration ceremony in the presidential palace, in Algiers. Algeria's powerful military chief died unexpectedly Monday, according to government media reports, leaving his country gripped by political uncertainty after 10 months of pro-democracy protests. (AP Photo/Fateh Guidoum, File)

Algeria buries military chief, de facto ruler amid protests

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FILE - In this Sunday, July 1, 2018 file picture Algeria's army chief Gen. Ahmed Gaid Salah presides a military parade in Algiers. Algerian state media says the country's powerful military chief Gen. Ahmed Gaid Salah has died. (AP Photo/Anis Belghoul, File)

Algeria’s military chief Gaid Salah dies amid protest crisis

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A Algerian voter casts his vote, Thursday, Dec.12, 2019, at the Algerian consulate in Marseille, southern France. Five candidates have their eyes on becoming the next president of Algeria in Thursday's contentious election boycotted by a massive pro-democracy movement. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Algerians are voting for new president or boycotting poll

By AOMAR OUALI and ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, July 1, 2018 file picture Algerian Gen. Ahmed Gaid Salah presides a military parade in Algiers. Algeria's army chief Gen. Ahmed Gaid Salah has ordered Wednesday Sept.18, 2019 gendarmes to block and seize vehicles heading into the capital for weekly demonstrations against the power-structure, claiming that some come with &quot;malicious intentions&quot;. (AP Photo/Anis Belghoul, File)

Algeria army chief orders clampdown on protesters

By AOMAR OUALI - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 9, 2019 file photo, Abdelkader Bensalah stands while being named interim leader to replace former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in Algiers. Tens of thousands of Algerians have taken to the streets each Friday since Feb.22 in protests triggered by Bouteflika's plans to prolong his 20 years in power. Determined but peaceful, protesters seek a new, democratic era, without a trace of the reign of Bouteflika, whose regime was mired in corruption. (AP Photo/Toufik Doudou, File)

Algerian army chief wants new election; protesters want more

By AOMAR OUALI and ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

Algerians protest over plan for swift elections

By AOMAR OUALI - Associated Press