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| Algerian president in France for tests after mini-stroke | Algerian president in France for tests after mini-stroke |
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| The Algerian president has been transferred to France for medical tests after suffering a minor stroke, Algeria's official news agency has said. | The Algerian president has been transferred to France for medical tests after suffering a minor stroke, Algeria's official news agency has said. |
| Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has ruled over the north African oil and gas producer for more than a decade, had a "transient ischemic attack" or mini-stroke on Saturday but his condition was not serious, the APS agency said, quoting the prime minister. | Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has ruled over the north African oil and gas producer for more than a decade, had a "transient ischemic attack" or mini-stroke on Saturday but his condition was not serious, the APS agency said, quoting the prime minister. |
| Bouteflika, 76, has rarely appeared in public in recent months, prompting speculation about his health. Algeria supplies a fifth of Europe's gas imports and co-operates with the west in combating Islamist militancy. | Bouteflika, 76, has rarely appeared in public in recent months, prompting speculation about his health. Algeria supplies a fifth of Europe's gas imports and co-operates with the west in combating Islamist militancy. |
| "The president felt unwell and he has been hospitalised but his condition is not serious at all," the prime minister, Abdelmalek Sellal, was quoted as saying by APS. The president was then moved to France, on the recommendation of his doctors. | "The president felt unwell and he has been hospitalised but his condition is not serious at all," the prime minister, Abdelmalek Sellal, was quoted as saying by APS. The president was then moved to France, on the recommendation of his doctors. |
| Bouteflika and other members of Algeria's elite have controlled Algeria since it won independence from France in a 1954-62 war. | Bouteflika and other members of Algeria's elite have controlled Algeria since it won independence from France in a 1954-62 war. |
| In the early 1990s, the military-backed politicians overturned an election that Islamists were poised to win and fought a conflict with them in which about 200,000 people were killed. | In the early 1990s, the military-backed politicians overturned an election that Islamists were poised to win and fought a conflict with them in which about 200,000 people were killed. |
| They also saw off the challenge of Arab spring protests two years ago, with Bouteflika's government defusing unrest through pay rises and free loans for young people. | They also saw off the challenge of Arab spring protests two years ago, with Bouteflika's government defusing unrest through pay rises and free loans for young people. |
| Bouteflika has served three terms as president and is thought unlikely to seek a fourth at an election due in 2014. | Bouteflika has served three terms as president and is thought unlikely to seek a fourth at an election due in 2014. |
| US diplomatic cables leaked in 2011 said Bouteflika had been suffering from cancer but it was in remission. | US diplomatic cables leaked in 2011 said Bouteflika had been suffering from cancer but it was in remission. |
| More than 70% of Algerians are under 30. About 21% of young people are unemployed, the International Monetary Fund says, and many are impatient with the gerontocracy ruling a country where jobs, wages and housing are urgent concerns. | More than 70% of Algerians are under 30. About 21% of young people are unemployed, the International Monetary Fund says, and many are impatient with the gerontocracy ruling a country where jobs, wages and housing are urgent concerns. |
| A transient ischemic attack is a temporary blockage in a blood vessel to the brain. It typically lasts for less than five minutes and "usually causes no permanent injury to the brain", the American Stroke Association said on its website. | A transient ischemic attack is a temporary blockage in a blood vessel to the brain. It typically lasts for less than five minutes and "usually causes no permanent injury to the brain", the American Stroke Association said on its website. |
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