Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has announced that he will resign by April 28th, 2019. Bouteflika’s resignation announcement follows intense protests against his plans to run for a fifth term. Bouteflika, now 82 years old, has been in office for nearly two decades. After suffering a stroke in 2013, Bouteflika has rarely been seen in public. Despite his resignation, millions of protesters are expected to continue demonstrating until Bouteflika’s government has undergone a complete overhaul, with many viewing his resignation as just the first of many needed changes.
