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Algeria s sleeping revolution is reignited
2019 protests were sparked by the decision to run Bouteflika for a fifth term [Getty] Date of publication: 22 December, 2020 Share this page:
Comment: Some said the Arab Spring would never reach Algeria, but as the people cheered on the regional protests, their own revolution was brewing, writes Malia Bouattia.
As many around the world mark the 10-year anniversary since the Arab uprisings, Algerians are likely to reflect on the period quite differently.
Algeria was often referred to as the exception as revolutions swept across the MENA region in 2011, sparked by the self-immolation of street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi in Tunisia. Indeed, as protest movements spread like wildfire across the region - igniting mass uprisings in Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, and Syria - they did not spill over into Algeria. It appeared to have missed the revolutionary wave. But for som