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Title: Democratic Struggles in Algeria


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Democratic Struggles in Algeria
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Algeria as Pride of Arab World Late 70s-Early
80s
  • leading player in OPEC
  • hostage mediator in Iran and Lebanon
  • promoted Euro-Arab dialogue

3
Turning Point 1991 Elections
  • economic hardship-social unrest
  • constitutional changes allow more open-voting
  • first round FIS party (Islamists) overwhelming
    winners
  • second round cancelled

4
Plunging into Chaos
  • FIS leaders/supporters jailed
  • rebel militant groups emergetake up arms
  • civilians targeted
  • Army accused of own atrocities

5
Civil Conflict The Human Cost
  • 150,000 dead
  • thousands missing
  • sharp decline in quality of life

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Inching Toward Stability
  • gradual decline in violence
  • militants offered amnesty
  • most militant groups have disbanded
  • no more than 1,000 militants still fighting

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Future Challenges
  • poverty
  • housing shortages
  • restless youth
  • high unemployment
  • questionable future for democracy
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