VOL. XXXII
NO. 1
10-OCTOBER-1988
ALGERIA
Economic Reforms Lead to State of Siege
The Algerian Government has declared a state of Siege on 6 October and movedthe armed forces to the capital Algiers in order to stop three days of riotingand destruction of public buildings and private property in protest against thestate's economic reform policies. A night curfew has been declared and severalpeople have been killed and wounded.
President Chedli Benjedid, in response to weakening petroleum prices...
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