Bouteflika... 10th president of Algeria. He was elected in 1999 and is currently on his third or fourth term, who will probably die in office of old age...
about disputed Western Sahara.
"This is an unjustified decision, amounting to an unfortunate escalation based on spurious motives, and detrimental to the illusory sovereignty of Algeria," a foreign ministry front man said in a statement sent to AFP.
But despite its protest, Algiers said it would keep its diplomats in its North African neighbour, which on Wednesday branded comments by Bouteflika this week as "aggressive" and "provocative."