2024 in Algeria
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Events in the year 2024 in Algeria.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]June
[edit]- 8–9 June: Riots break out in Tiaret over mandated water rationing in response to droughts and drained reservoirs.[1]
July
[edit]- 30 July: Algeria withdraws its ambassador from France after the latter declares its support for the Western Sahara Autonomy Proposal, which was proposed by Morocco in 2007.[2]
August
[edit]- 9 August: Imane Khelif wins a gold medal at the women's welterweight boxing competition of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris amid a row over misinformation regarding her gender.[3]
- 31 August: The BRICS New Development Bank authorizes Algeria as a new bank member.[4]
- 7 September: 2024 Algerian presidential election: Incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is re-elected for a second term with 84% of the vote.[5]
September
[edit]- 9 September: At least five people are reported killed following floods in the Algerian Sahara.[6]
- 17 September: Abdelmadjid Tebboune is inaugurated for a second term as president.[7]
- 26 September: Algeria imposes visa requirements on Moroccans, accusing them of criminal activity in its territory, including "Zionist espionage" and "drug and human trafficking".[8]
October
[edit]- 11 October: A Swiss tourist is reported killed in unspecified circumstances.[9]
- 31 October: Journalist Ihsane El Kadi is released after from prison after receiving a pardon from President Tebboune along with 4,000 prisoners on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Algerian War of Independence.[10]
Deaths
[edit]- 30 October: Tahar Zbiri, 95, military officer, chief of staff (1964–1967), participant of the 1965 coup d'état and leader of the 1967 coup attempt.[11]
- 9 November: Rachid Mekhloufi, 88, football player (Saint-Étienne, France national team) and manager (national team).[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Riots erupt in drought-stricken central Algeria over months of water shortages". AP News. 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ "Algeria recalls ambassador after France backs Moroccan plan for Western Sahara". RFI. 2024-07-30. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ "Women rally around Algerian boxer Imane Khelif at Paris Olympics as she has faced backlash". Associated Press. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "BRICS New Development Bank authorizes Algeria to join". Reuters. August 31, 2024.
- ^ "Algeria's Tebboune re-elected with 84% of vote, according to official results". France 24. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Flooding kills more than a dozen people in Morocco and Algeria". Associated Press. September 9, 2024.
- ^ "Algeria's president sworn in for a second term after lopsided election". Associated Press. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Algeria slaps visa requirements on Moroccans, denouncing 'Zionist espionage'". September 26, 2024.
- ^ "Swiss tourist suffers 'violent death' visiting Algeria with tour group". Associated Press. October 23, 2024.
- ^ "Algeria: Journalist Ihsane El Kadi obtains presidential pardon". Africanews. November 1, 2024.
- ^ "Décès du moudjahid Tahar Zbiri" (in French). Radio Algerie. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Star striker Mekhloufi symbol of Algerian struggle dies at 88". France 24. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
