Algeria's Bouteflika – from revolutionary to ailing recluse
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President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, a veteran of Algeria’s war for independence who has ruled for two decades, announced on Monday he had reversed his decision to seek a fifth term following weeks of mass demonstrations.