Algerian military chief General Ahmed Gaid Salah has died

Algeria’s powerful army chief Ahmed Gaed Salah has died, the private Ennahar television reported on Monday, at a time of bitter political divisions over the military’s dominant role in the major energy exporter.

General Salah became the nation’s most powerful figure following the resignation of Algeria’s President in April. He was also reportendtly close to the country’s new leader, Abdelmadjid Tebboune

Africa’s largest country has been riven by mass protests since February demanding a wholesale change in the ruling elite, including that the army step back from politics.

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