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Fidel Castro funerals: President Bouteflika appoints Bensalah to represent Algeria
APS : Monday, 28 November 2016
ALGIERS- President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika has appointed Chairman of the Council of the Nation (Upper House of the Parliament), Abdelkader Bensalah, to represent Algeria at the funerals of Cuban leader Fidel Castro,
died last Friday at age of 90, said Monday a communiqué of the Presidency of the Republic.
“Abdelaziz Bouteflika, president of the Republic dispatched on Monday an important delegation led by Abdelkader Bensalah, Chairman of the Council of the Nation to represent Algeria at the funeral services of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, which are set to take place Tuesday 29 November in Havana,” the same source added.