ALGERIA - The state of emergency was officially lifted

Algeria has officially lifted on February 24 the state of emergency in force since nineteen years in the country. "The Presidential Decree No. 11-01, dated February 23, 2010 and waiving the state of emergency was published in the Official Gazette, thus signing the official end of an exceptional situation that lasted nineteen years, "the newspaper said.

Faced with opposition demands, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika promised February 3 to lift state of emergency declared in 1992 to fight against Islamist guerrillas.

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