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Demonstrators waving Algerian flags occupy the Place de la République in Paris to protest against ailing Algerian president Adbelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term. IMAGES of the protest in Paris
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and Algerian Consul General in Paris Said Moussi take part in commemorations of the 1961 massacre of Algerian protesters at a rally in Paris to protest a decision to impose a curfew solely on the country's French Algerian minority. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron takes part in commemorations of the massacre by Paris police of protesters at a rally 60 years ago against France's rule in its then-colony Algeria. In a statement from the Élysée Palace, the head of state condemned as "inexcusable" the "crimes" that were committed on the night of October 17, 1961, under the command of the notorious Paris police chief Maurice Papon. IMAGES
Algerians demonstrate for the first time since the resignation of ailing president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in a key test of whether the momentum for reform can be maintained. IMAGES
Algerians launch another round of massive street demonstrations, a month after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term sparked a protest movement that shows little sign of abating. IMAGES (to complete VIDI1EX9G8_EN)