Incumbents 2011 in Algeria

1 incumbents

1.1 january
1.2 february
1.3 march
1.4 april
1.5 may
1.6 june
1.7 july
1.8 august
1.9 september
1.10 october
1.11 november
1.12 december

incumbents

president: abdelaziz bouteflika
prime minister: ahmed ouyahia

january

january 11: riots in towns , countryside of algeria have accounted 5 deaths, 677 injuries, , more 1,000 arrests. food products lobbies have succeeded in reducing taxes on import transactions 41%. riots adverse effects include burden on algerian families, having pay bills damages incurred.
january 11: law firm shearman , sterling has been selected evaluate mobile operator djezzy, subsidiary of orascom. algerian state hopes purchase ota djezzy. 9 other consulting firms , investment banks offered bids evaluate djezzy.
january 13: algeria has imported more 1 billion dollars (800 million euros) of brown sugar , crude oil in 2010.
january 14 renault pledges continue operations in algeria despite damages has incurred during recent riots. company spokeswoman, amel boutamene, says french auto manufacturer remain because algeria booming country.
january 31: man bordj bou arreridj region became third person algeria commit suicide self-immolation.he died burns while man in algiers attempted kill himself in same manner.

february

february 2: air algeria has extended attractive discounts elderly, students, , unemployed destinations in middle east, europe, , united states. promotion lasts until conclusion of 2011.
february 2: algeria s inflation rate reached 3.9% in 2010 compared 5.7% in 2009. source of information national statistics office.
february 5 italian female tourist, age 56, traveling alone guide , driver, kidnapped in southern algeria. kidnappers, numbering dozen persons, took woman unknown destination, had earlier contacted travel agency in djanet, near border libya.
february 19: algeria has remained relatively calm despite turmoil experienced other countries in middle east , north africa. conditions seem favorable revolt, 1 comparable in egypt , italy, unlikely in near future.
february 7: nineteen algeria post employees have been accused of embezzling more sixteen billion centimes accounts of citizens , public utilities enterprises.
february 26: approximately 50 protestors attended banned rally in algiers. number less expected , indicated opposition hopes in algeria fading.
february 26 algerian government ended nineteen-year-old state of emergency had been imposed combat islamist insurgency. sanctions imposed in 1992. ban renewed indefinitely in 1993. repeal made possible expansion of civil liberties such freedom of speech , freedom of press.
february 27: around 200 riot police employed block opposition effort stage anti-government rally in center of algiers.

march

march 17: beji caid essebsi, prime minister of provisional government of tunisia, , special envoy of tunisia s acting president, arrived in algiers one-day visit. came discuss situation in tunisia after country s revolt.
march 20: algeria s top salafist leader, sheikh abdelmalek ramdani, contends democracy opposed islam. ramdani resides in saudi arabia. encourages muslims ignore calls change. also, believes algerians should obey leader long muslim.
march 21: president bouteflika pledged initiate political reforms in algeria. improvements promised address government repression, poverty, , unemployment.
march 22: algeria planning major forestry projects through new state-owned agricultural engineering firm in 2011. projects funded 18 billion dinar contract.
march 23: algeria s capability producing drinking water has increased 3 times in past decade.
march 25: approximately fifty people injured, including 5 police officers, during soccer fans rush purchase tickets can 2012 qualifier match between morocco , algeria. tickets being sold in annaba, algeria.
march 29: doctors work in hospitals began indefinite strike. desire better situation , refuse random assignments remote regions of country.
march 31: ministry of education has decided integrate contract teachers after ten days of protests outside headquarters of presidency of republic in algiers.

april

april 17: proposed reforms of president bouteflika received sparse support independent media , opposition. critics stated algerian leader failed meet expectations genuine change.
april 20: frank larue, united nations special rapporteur on right freedom of opinion , expression, asked algeria guarantee right freedom of opinion , expression. included plea decriminalize defamation.
april 23: movie of gods , men, based on book monks of tibhirine john w. kiser, tells story of 7 french monks violently murdered. severed heads found on road near medea, algeria, on may 30, 1996. film directed xavier beauvois.
april 24: police used truncheons beat down pro-reform activists outside parliament. organizers noted police action prevented anti-government rally. among protesters hundreds of teachers had assembled in central algiers. 2 kilometers away protest called national coordination democracy , change (cndc).
april 26: current protests in algeria similar in other north african nations, i.e. in demands democratic reforms, freedom corruption, , civil rights. last election, in president bouteflika took 90.2% of vote, boycotted opposition parties charged widespread fraud.
april 28: 2 algerian paramilitary police killed during bomb attack near bordj menaiel. site approximately 80 kilometers east of algiers. attack occurred in mountainous kabylie region, area al qaeda in islamic maghreb use base.

may

may 16: president bouteflika plans release of several thousand islamist prisoners ease memories of conflict killed estimated 200,000 people.
may 19: 1 million algerians receive training in information , communications technologies. announced moussa benhamadi, minister of post , information , communication technologies.
may 24: alistair burt, english minister middle east , north africa, commended beginning of negotiations political reform in algeria.
international christian concern has discovered algerian authorities ordered closing of 7 protestant churches in province of bejaia, in may.
may 31: siagh krimo, algerian christian,was sentenced 5 years in prison on may 25. jail term occurred after disclosed faith neighbor. algeria has blasphemy law outlaws acts insult prophet mohammed, , messengers of god.

june

june 11: 46 women suspected of prostitution arrested in tichi, popular seaside resort. charged incitement debauchery. echourouk, daily newspaper, reported arrests.
june 15: high commissioner of police in bejaia ordered christian churches closed. edict includes places of worship under construction. threatened extreme consequences if order not obeyed.
june 16: algerian parliament passed budget law encompassed numerous subsidies. statute designed dispel growing public unrest concerning jobs , high consumer prices.
june 23: 2 months of talks on subject of amending algeria s constitution have concluded. discussions have made path algeria institute reforms instead of experiencing crises other north african nations have, during pro-democracy wave.
june 26: 2 months of meetings regarding how amend algeria s constitution have concluded. consultations have made possible implementation of reforms designed prevent uprising similar have occurred in tunisia , libya.

july

july 7: algeria has been more subtle in reaction against bouteflika regime when compared revolutions of north african , middle eastern neighbors, i.e. tunisia, libya, , egypt.
july 17: double suicide attack occurred in small town of bordj menail, sixty kilometers east of algiers. 2 people killed , fourteen injured.
july 21: several algerian soldiers wounded, number of them seriously, during roadside bomb attack against convoy southeast of algiers.
july 25: yahia douri, sub-director of algiers religious affairs ministry, claimed 134 foreigners have converted islam in algeria, in 2011.

august

august 4: relatives of seventeen algerian sailors held somali pirates since january 2011, demonstrated, demanding captives release. afraid men not survive famine in somalia , ramadan fast.
august 11: henry ensher, new u.s. ambassador algeria, said expects algiers play prominent role in arab region , africa. spoke in algiers.
august 11: algeria announced provide $10 million in aid victims of famine , drought in countries in horn of africa region.

september

september 1: emir of qatar flew see president bouteflika earlier summer. came advise algerian president not give support regime of muammar gaddafi. algeria supported gaddafi because refused accept orders abroad.
september 27: escalation in attacks al qaeda threatening undermine political stability of pro-western bouteflika regime. after january 2011 political dissension in algeria, government guaranteed reforms. effort curtail popular discontent continues.
september 27: algeria , qatar held talks in algiers. qatar s prime minister , foreign minister, sheikh hamad bin jassam bin jabor al-thani , algeria s prime minister, ahmed ouyahia, principals in discussions.
september 28: algerian troops killed 6 militants in extensive move versus hideouts used al-qaeda s regional franchise, east of algiers. elite troops swept chouicha forest near boumerdes, sixty miles east of capitol.

october

october 6: hachemi sanouni, founder of islamic salvation front, , abderazek zeraoui hamadache, asked algerians demand closing of bars , stores alcoholic beverages sold.
october 8: total s.a., gaz de france , sonatrach announced joint venture in oil fields located in southwest algeria. gas fields of in-salah among few sites worldwide use sequestration technology bury co2 in deep layers instead of releasing atmosphere.
october 12: somali pirates have held algerian bulk carrier since january 1, 2011, released 2 of twenty-seven crewmen.
october 31: construction completed on long anticipated metro. building began twenty-eight years ago halted due oil crisis, , decade of civil unrest.

november

november 2: azerbaijan president ilham aliyev congratulated bouteflika on algeria s public holiday a-anniversary of revolution.
november 8: terrorist activities have escalated in kabylie since april 2011. majority of terrorist attacks in algeria have occurred there. kabyls make largest number of algerian berbers.
november 17: algerian crew members, held hostage somali pirates since january 2011, repatriated algeria on november 14 . arrived in algiers on special flight kenya.
november 18: president bouteflika dismissed noureddine cherouati, managing director of sonatrach. appointed abdelhamid zerguin, head of sonatrach subsidiary in lugano, switzerland, take cherouati s place.
november 21: henry ensher has been nominated united states ambassador algeria. ensher career member of senior foreign service.

december

december 12: islamists in algeria hoping triumph in elections in spring of 2012. have been encouraged successes of other islamists throughout north africa.
december 15: bouteflika s health concern after president failed deliver traditional speech marking beginning of academic year. instead, copy of speech distributed journalists.
december 16: algerian lawmakers passed controversial new media law opponents believe restrict journalists freedom. specifically, law imposes sanctions on journalists attempt compromise algeria s national identity, sovereignty, economy, , security. fines $3,900 , prison terms levied on offenders.
december 29: scientists in algeria have identified 4 poisonous plants native sahara desert can used kill fungus causes bayoud disease in date palm trees.
december 30 : riots in algeria in 2011 result of social problems, i.e. poor housing, unemployment, , paucity of medical services. in contrast protests in tunisia , egypt, in governments toppled, algerian uprisings not politically motivated. bouteflika not despised hosni mubarek , other arab leaders, own people.




^ algeria/riots: benefits fire of fitna?, ennahar online, january 10, 2011, internet article.
^ algeria chooses international business law firm assess djezzy, ennahar online, january 10, 2011, internet article.
^ algeria has imported on 1 billion dollars of oil , sugar, ennahar online, january 12, 2011, internet article.
^ renault algeria: re not ready go, ennahar online, january 13, 2011, internet article.
^ algeria: third death self-immolation, ennahar online, january 30, 2011, internet article.
^ air algeria: discounts 50% students , unemployed, ennahar online, february 1, 2011, internet article.
^ algeria: lower inflation 3.9% in 2010, february 1, 2010, internet article.
^ italian tourist kidnapped in southern algeria, ennahar oniine, february 4, 2011, internet article.
^ amid sea of upheaval algeria still, new york times, february 18, 2011, internet article.
^ 19 algeria post employees divert 16 billion centimes, ennahar online, february 6, 2011, internet article.
^ algeria protests loses steam, algeria news, february 26, 2011, internet article.
^ algeria officially lifts state of emergency, cnn newswire, february 25, 2011, internet article.
^ algerian cops mobilize block protectors, algeria news, february 27, 2011, internet article.
^ new tunisian pm pays one-day visit algeria, algeria news, march 16, 2011, internet article.
^ top algerian salafist: democracy un-islamic, new media journal, march 19, 2011, internet article.
^ algerian president promises political reforms, algeria news, march 20, 2011, internet article.
^ algeriaplans billion-dinar investments in major forestry projects, algeria news, march 21, 2011, internet article.
^ algeria s drinking water supply increases 3 times within decade: president, people s daily online, march 22, 2011, internet article.
^ algeria/morocco: fifty injured in soccer ticket frenzy, algeria news, march 24, 2011, internet article.
^ doctors in specialty pursue indefinite strike, ennahar online, march 28, 2011, internet article.
^ contract teachers integrated, ennahar online, march 30, 2011, internet article.
^ bouteflika s reforms called disappointing, gulf times, april 17, 2011, internet article.
^ un rights expert urges algeria guarantee freedom of expression, jurist, april 19, 2011, internet article.
^ film tells poignant story of monks deaths, knoxville news sentinel, april 21, 2011, internet article.
^ police beat down algeria protest, news24.com (south africa), april 23, 2011, internet article.
^ algerians involved?, hindu, april 25, 2011, internet article.
^ bomb kills 2 algerian gendarmes; security source, ktxl tv sacramento, california, april 27, 2011, internet article.
^ algeria free jailed militants: islamist leaders, algeria news, may 15, 2011, internet article.
^ 1 million algerians receive ict training, malaysian national news agency, may 18, 2011, internet article.
^ london praises algerian reform talks, upi.com, may 23, 2011, internet article.
^ 7 churches forced close in algerian province, persecution.org, may 25, 2011, internet article.
^ algerian christian sentenced prison after sharing faith neighbor, catholicculture.org., may 30, 2011, internet article.
^ algeria cracks down on prostitutes @ resort, in-depth africa, june 10, 2011, internet article.
^ algerian christians continue worship despite government order, worthy news, june 14, 2011, internet article.
^ algeria passes budget law public anger grows, in-depth africa, june 15, 2011, internet article.
^ consultations end algeria s new constitution, kwqc news 6, june 22, 2011, internet article.
^ consultations end algeria s new constitution, kwqc-tv davenport, iowa, internet article.
^ algeria becalmed, institute war , peace reporting, july 6, 2011, internet article.
^ algerie plus, july 16, 2011, internet article.
^ troops wounded in algeria roadside bomb, news 24.com, july 20, 2011, internet article.
^ 134 foreigners converted islam in algeria in 2011, malaysian national news agency, july 24, 2011, internet article
^ famine threat: algerians held in somalia, news24.com, august 3, 2011, internet article.
^ u.s. ambassador praises algiers vanguard in africa , arab region, people s daily online, august 10, 2011, internet article,
^ algeria deliver aid famine-struck horn of africa countries, people s daily online, august 10, 2011, internet article.
^ robert fisk: algeria sends clear message west, independent.ie, august 31, 2011, internet article.
^ aqim escalates violence in algeria-helped libya s war, manchester guardian, september 27, 2011, internet article
^ qatar, algeria hold talks, peninsula, september 27, 2011, internet article.
^ algerian army kills 6 militants in anti-al-qaeda operation, daily star (lebanon), september 28, 2011, internet article.
^ 2 algerian islamists call bars close, fort mill times, october 5, 2011, internet article.
^ co2 sequestration expand in algeria s gas fields, north african journal, october 7, 2011, internet article.
^ somali pirates release 2 hostages algerian ship, agence france presse, october 11, 2011, internet article.
^ long awaited algeria metro opens, algeria news, october 30, 2011, internet article.
^ president ilham aliyev congratulates algerian counterpart on country s public holiday, algeria news, november 1, 2011, internet article.
^ france tries dismember algeria again, pravda, november 7, 2011, internet article
^ mv blida crew members held hostage somali pirates arrive safely in algiers, algeria news, november 16, 2011, internet article.
^ bouteflika sacks head of state energy firm , radio netherlands, november 17, 2011, internet article.
^ u.s. ambassador nominees algeria , kazachstan , tajikistan news.net, november 20, 2011, internet article.
^ algeria s islamists hope election victory, december 13, 2011, lake wylie pilot, internet article.
^ absent bouteflika causes concern, iol news africa, december 14, 2011, internet article.
^ algeria lawmakers approve controversial media law, jurist, december 15, 2011, internet article.
^ scientists find desert cure date disease, science , development network, december 28, 2011, internet article.
^ algeria: exception in arab turmoil, chinadaily, december 29, 2011, internet article.