Algeria's former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika - in pictures

  • Abdelaziz Bouteflika, left, meets US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in New York, 1975. Bouteflika, a veteran of Algeria's war for independence, ruled the country for two decades. His death, at the age of 84, was announced on Friday. AFP
    Abdelaziz Bouteflika, left, meets US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in New York, 1975. Bouteflika, a veteran of Algeria's war for independence, ruled the country for two decades. His death, at the age of 84, was announced on Friday. AFP
  • Abdelaziz Bouteflika speaks to journalists as he leaves the Elysee Palace following a meeting with French President Georges Pompidou on July 10, 1973. AFP
    Abdelaziz Bouteflika speaks to journalists as he leaves the Elysee Palace following a meeting with French President Georges Pompidou on July 10, 1973. AFP
  • Abdelaziz Bouteflika pictured in June, 1977. He became Algeria's first foreign minister after independence from France in 1962. AFP
    Abdelaziz Bouteflika pictured in June, 1977. He became Algeria's first foreign minister after independence from France in 1962. AFP
  • Abdelaziz Bouteflika at the Djenane el-Mufti residence in Algiers, on September 30, 2012. He suffered a mini-stroke in April the following year. EPA
    Abdelaziz Bouteflika at the Djenane el-Mufti residence in Algiers, on September 30, 2012. He suffered a mini-stroke in April the following year. EPA
  • US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld at a press conference with Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers, February 2006. AFP
    US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld at a press conference with Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers, February 2006. AFP
  • Abdelaziz Bouteflika welcomes his French counterpart Jacques Chirac upon his arrival in Algiers on April 15, 2004. AFP
    Abdelaziz Bouteflika welcomes his French counterpart Jacques Chirac upon his arrival in Algiers on April 15, 2004. AFP
  • French President Francois Hollande and Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers on December 19, 2012. AFP
    French President Francois Hollande and Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers on December 19, 2012. AFP
  • Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at Algiers's airport on May 16, 2006. AFP
    Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at Algiers's airport on May 16, 2006. AFP
  • Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, right, meets Egypt's Hosni Mubarak and Abdelaziz Bouteflika in the Libyan city of Sirte, on August 15, 2005. AFP
    Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, right, meets Egypt's Hosni Mubarak and Abdelaziz Bouteflika in the Libyan city of Sirte, on August 15, 2005. AFP
  • US President George W Bush, right, meets with Abdelaziz Bouteflika at the White House on July 12, 2001. AFP
    US President George W Bush, right, meets with Abdelaziz Bouteflika at the White House on July 12, 2001. AFP
  • More than 30 heads of state and government, including Abdelaziz Bouteflika, at a meeting of the Organisation of African Unity in Togo, July 2000. As a president of the UN General Assembly, Bouteflika had acted as a prominent voice for the developing nations movement. AFP
    More than 30 heads of state and government, including Abdelaziz Bouteflika, at a meeting of the Organisation of African Unity in Togo, July 2000. As a president of the UN General Assembly, Bouteflika had acted as a prominent voice for the developing nations movement. AFP
  • Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Abdelaziz Bouteflika speak to the press following a meeting in Cairo on October 20, 2000. As a president of the UN General Assembly, Bouteflika invited Arafat to address the body in 1974. AFP
    Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Abdelaziz Bouteflika speak to the press following a meeting in Cairo on October 20, 2000. As a president of the UN General Assembly, Bouteflika invited Arafat to address the body in 1974. AFP
  • Cuba's Fidel Castro and Abdelaziz Bouteflika salute troops at a ceremony in Havana on April 15, 2000. AFP
    Cuba's Fidel Castro and Abdelaziz Bouteflika salute troops at a ceremony in Havana on April 15, 2000. AFP
  • Abdelaziz Bouteflika waves to his supporters during an election campaign rally in Oran, 450 west of Algiers, on March 26, 2009. AFP
    Abdelaziz Bouteflika waves to his supporters during an election campaign rally in Oran, 450 west of Algiers, on March 26, 2009. AFP
  • Abdelaziz Bouteflika campaigns ahead of a presidential election on April 2, 1999. He was elected for three more consecutive five-year terms, most recently in 2014. AFP
    Abdelaziz Bouteflika campaigns ahead of a presidential election on April 2, 1999. He was elected for three more consecutive five-year terms, most recently in 2014. AFP
  • French President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomes Abdelaziz Bouteflika ahead of a meeting at the G8 summit in Deauville, France, on May 27, 2011. AP
    French President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomes Abdelaziz Bouteflika ahead of a meeting at the G8 summit in Deauville, France, on May 27, 2011. AP
  • Residents greet Abdelaziz Bouteflika during a campaign visit to the southern Algerian town of Tamanrasset on April 10, 1999. Reuters
    Residents greet Abdelaziz Bouteflika during a campaign visit to the southern Algerian town of Tamanrasset on April 10, 1999. Reuters
  • Abdelaziz Bouteflika during a campaign rally in the village of Boussaada, Algeria, on April 3, 1999. Reuters
    Abdelaziz Bouteflika during a campaign rally in the village of Boussaada, Algeria, on April 3, 1999. Reuters
  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Abdelaziz Bouteflika hold hands as they leave the presidential palace in Algiers on July 17, 2008. Reuters
    German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Abdelaziz Bouteflika hold hands as they leave the presidential palace in Algiers on July 17, 2008. Reuters