Former Algeria president Abdelziz Bouteflika politician dies with a world record

He led the state of North Africa for nearly two decades, but withdrew from power in 2019 after his intention to receive the fifth mandate prompted mass protests.

Bouteflika had played an important role in Algeria's struggle for independence in the '50s and '60s, the BBC writes.

In 1999, when Algeria was leaving a terrible civil war that left nearly 200,000 victims, Bouteflika became president at the request of the military.

Since 2013, when he was under attack, he was rarely seen in public and moved through the chariot. The attack had left it with consequences in speech and movement ability.

His political career had begun early. After gaining Algeria's independence from France in 1962, he became the world's newest foreign affairs minister when he was in his 20s. This record is still not broken.

Bouteflika served in the post of minister for 16 years and was an active member of the United Nations. As president of the General Assembly in 1974, he had invited Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to address the UN governing body. His action was unprecedented and had made great fuss.

He had also managed to mediate peace between the military and Islamic militants, who fought in the Algeria civil war.