Bensalah was named interim president after President Abdelaziz
Bouteflika stepped down in April 2019 following mass street
protests to reject his plan to seek a fifth term, and demand
political and economic reforms.
Bouteflika, who ruled the North African country for two decades,
himself died on Friday aged 84.
Protests continued after the resignation of Bouteflika despite
the imprisonment of several senior officials for involvement in
corruption cases during Bouteflika era.
Bensalah, also head of the upper house of parliament for several
years, remained in office until the election of the current
president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, in December 2019.
(Reporting by Hamid Ould Ahmed; Editing by Alison Williams)
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