Abdelaziz Bouteflika (Arabic: عبد العزيز بوتفليقة) (born March 2, 1937) is an Algerian politician who currently serves as the fifth President of Algeria since 1999. He presided over the end of the bloody Algerian Civil War in 2002, and he ended emergency rule in February 2011 amidst regional unrest. He has also served as president of the United Nations General Assembly.
During the 2010–2012 Algerian protests, protestors have demanded a regime change, as well as solutions to problems with unemployment, corruption, restrictions of freedom of speech, and poor living conditions.
Read more about Abdelaziz Bouteflika: Family, Early Years and War of Independence, Post-independence Political Career, Succession Struggle and Exile, First Term As President, 1999–2004, Second Term As President, 2004–09, Third Term As President, 2009–present