VOL. XXXV
NO. 16
20-JANUARY-1992
The Political Scene
The resignation of Algerian President Chadli Benjedid has plunged Algeriainto the most serious political crisis since independence 30 years ago. Mr.Benjedid's powers were assumed first by the Higher Security Council, which immediately (and unconstitutionally) cancelled the imminent second round ofparliamentary elections, and then by the High Council of State (HCS), anextra-constitutional body headed by Mr. Mohamed Boudiaf, a "historic"hero of...
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