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General Muhamed Lamari, head of Algeria’s army, resigns for health reasons.

Date
3 Aug 2004
Updated
30 Sep 2019
General Muhamed Lamari, head of Algeria’s army, resigns for health reasons.

General Muhamed Lamari, the head of Algeria's army, resigned for non-specific health reasons. Lamari had played a key role in the fight against Islamic fighters. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika stated that Lamari would be succeeded by General Salah Ahmed Gaid, commander of ground forces and an ally of his, as chief military staff. Lamari had been an influential figure in the Algerian army, and led the army in a fight against Islamist rebels since 1992, when the army had seized power as a radical Muslim party was on the verge of an electoral victory.

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  1. 01BBC (2004).‘Algerian army chief steps down’, from BBC News, 3 August, [online], Available at: news.bbc.co.uk[Accessed: 30 July 2014]
  2. 02Middle East Online (2004), ‘Strongman army chief resigns’, 3 August, [online], Available at: www.middle-east-online.com[Accessed: 30 July 2014]  

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, July 27). General Muhamed Lamari, head of Algeria’s army, resigns for health reasons.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089270

South African History Online (2012) 'General Muhamed Lamari, head of Algeria’s army, resigns for health reasons.', South African History Online, 27 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089270 (Accessed: 6 August 2026).

South African History Online, General Muhamed Lamari, head of Algeria’s army, resigns for health reasons. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089270, (accessed 6 August 2026).

"General Muhamed Lamari, head of Algeria’s army, resigns for health reasons.." South African History Online, 27 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089270. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "General Muhamed Lamari, head of Algeria’s army, resigns for health reasons.." South African History Online. July 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089270.

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