Election
History of Algeria
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| 1995 | Zeroual, Liamine | |
16th Nov Defying threats from militant extremist groups who boycott the election, Algerians go to the polls and overwhelmingly reject Islamic fundamentalists |
16th Nov General Liamine Zeroual wins reelection as President with 61 percent of the vote, but the nation's 25 percent unemployment rate, 30 percent inflation rate, falling industrial production, and food shortages foreshadow future trouble |
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