List of events
Events from 2020 in Algeria .
Incumbents [ edit ] Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria
January [ edit ] January 28 – The Human Rights Watch denounces the arrests of dozens of peaceful dissidents that have occurred since the presidential election in 2019.[1] January 30 – Defense forces announce the arrest of a man planning a suicide attack against peaceful protesters.[2] February [ edit ] March 12 – Schools were locked down due to the spread of COVID-19 . Five new cases of COVID-19, including one death, were reported.[7] May 14 – Algeria summons Morocco's ambassador to Algiers in protest against when the Moroccan consul in Oran purportedly referred to Algeria as an "enemy country ."[8] May 20 – Soheib Debaghi, Larbi Tahar, and Boussif Mohamed are sentenced to tough jail terms after Facebook posts are ruled to be potentially damaging to national interest.[9] May 28 – Algeria recalls its ambassador to France for consultations after French public television aired documentaries on the anti-government protest movement, one of which contained shots of young people kissing and drinking alcohol.[10] October [ edit ] December [ edit ] December 29 – President Abdelmadjid Tebboune returns to Algeria after receiving treatment for COVID-19 in Germany since October.[13] December – Over the course of 2020, twenty-one rebel fighters were killed, nine were captured, and eleven surrendered to the army.[14] January [ edit ] February [ edit ] August and September [ edit ] August 2 – Saïd Amara , football player and manager (b. 1933).[22] August 3 – M'hamed Benredouane , politician (b. 1950).[23] August 4 – Jean-Paul Grangaud , doctor and professor (b. 1938).[24] August 9 September 1 – François Lalande , 89, Algerian-born French actor (Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo , French Postcards , Dangerous Liaisons ).[27] September 5 – Frédéric Musso , 79, Algerian-born French writer and poet.[28] September 10 – Pierre Nahon , 84, Algerian-born French art collector and gallery owner.[29] September 17 – Hassan Achour , 82, football player (CR Belouizdad , national team ) and manager (Chéraga ).[30] September 21 – Hamdi Benani , 77, musician and singer; COVID-19.[31] October to December [ edit ] November 1 – Ali El Kenz , 74, writer and sociologist.[32] November 5 – Lakhdar Bouregaa , 87, independentist militant; COVID-19.[33] November 7 – Abdelkader Guerroudj , 92, political activist.[34] November 25 – Saïd Bouhadja , 82, politician, President of the People's National Assembly (2017–2018).[35] November 27 – Kamel Madoun , handball player and coach (NA Hussein Dey , Oman Club , national team ).[36] December 1 – Henri Teissier , 91, French-Algerian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Algiers (1988–2008); stroke.[37] December 14 – Lamine Khene , 89, politician.[38] December 18 – Yazid Zerhouni , 83, Tunisian-born Algerian politician.[39] December 24 – Mouloud Achour , 76, writer.[40] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ Algeria: Post Election Repression Human Rights Watch, 28 Jan 2020 ^ Algeria captures man planning suicide attack - defence ministry Reuters Africa News, 30 Jan 2020 ^ Tunisian president arrives in Algeria on his first trip abroad Middle East Monitor, 3 Feb 2020 ^ "Algerians keep up protests a year after demonstrations began" . Reuters . Feb 14, 2020. ^ Algerian health minister confirms first COVID-19 case Africa Times, 25 Feb 2020, retrieved 30 Mar 2020 ^ "ترحيل المواطن الإيطالي المصاب بكورونا" . الشروق أونلاين (in Arabic). 2020-02-28. Archived from the original on 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-08-08 . ^ Coronavirus: first death in Algeria, two new wilayas affected (in French) TSA, 12 Mar 2020, retrieved 30 Mar 2020 ^ "Algeria summons Moroccan ambassador over 'enemy country' remark" . www.aljazeera.com . Retrieved June 3, 2020 . ^ "Algeria hands tough jail terms to three opposition activists" . www.aljazeera.com . Retrieved June 3, 2020 . ^ "Algeria recalls envoy to France over public TV documentaries" . www.aljazeera.com . Retrieved June 3, 2020 . ^ "Algeria to release two leaders of Hirak protest movement" . www.aljazeera.com . Retrieved June 3, 2020 . ^ Chikhi, Lamine; Ali, Idrees; McDowall, Angus (October 1, 2020). Nomiyama, Chizu; Wallis, Daniel (eds.). "U.S. defense chief's rare Algeria visit points to Sahel region threats" . Reuters . ^ "President returns to Algeria, reports recovery from COVID-19" . AP NEWS . 29 December 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020 . I passed through difficult moments. I am happy to be back, thanks God. ^ "Five civilians killed in Algeria roadside bomb blast" . aljazeera.com . Al Jazeera English. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021 . ^ L’ex ministre des affaires étrangères Mohamed Salah Dembri n’est plus ! Archived 2020-01-02 at the Wayback Machine (in French) ^ Morto a 99 anni Jean Daniel, il fondatore dell'Obs: "Una lunga vita di passione, impegno e creazione" (in Italian) ^ Mort de Pierre Bénichou, ancien dirigeant de « L’Obs » et chroniqueur des « Grosses Têtes » (in French) ^ SLIMANI, KARIMA. "Former Prime Minister Belaïd Abdessalam passes away" . www.aps.dz . Retrieved July 5, 2020 . ^ Retired Algerian referee Mohamed Kouradji dies from coronavirus ^ Algérie : l'ancien ministre Moussa Benhamadi meurt en détention du Covid-19 (in French) ^ Le moudjahid et ancien ministre Lamine Bechichi n'est plus (in French) ^ Football : décès de l'ancien joueur de l'équipe du FLN Saïd Amara (in French) ^ Décès de l'ancien ministre des Affaires religieuses M'hamed Benredouane (in French) ^ Le Pr Grangaud, un des pionniers de la santé publique en Algérie, n'est plus (in French) ^ Football : L’entraîneur Rachid Belhout est mort (in French) ^ Décès de la comédienne Nouria Kazdarli à l'âge de 99 ans (in French) ^ Mort de l'acteur François Lalande, vu dans Les Visiteurs, à 89 ans (in French) ^ Frédéric Musso, écrivain et poète, n'est plus (in French) ^ Mort de Pierre Nahon, le grand marchand français d'Arman et César (in French) ^ Deces de Hassan Achour: la FAF presente ses condoleances a sa famille et au CRB (in French) ^ Hamdi Benani est mort (in French) ^ Décès du sociologue Ali El Kenz (in French) ^ Algérie : Le Moudjahid Lakhdar Bouregâa est décédé Archived 2020-11-04 at the Wayback Machine (in French) ^ Décès du moudjahid Abdelkader Guerroudj [permanent dead link ] (in French) ^ Décès de l’ancien président de l’APN Saïd Bouhadja (in French) ^ Kamel Madoun tire sa révérence (in French) ^ Mort de Mgr Henri Teissier, une vie au service de l’Algérie (in French) ^ Décès de Lamine Khène, ancien ministre et membre du GPRA (in French) ^ Décès de l'ancien ministre de l'Intérieur Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni (in French) ^ Hommage à Mouloud Achour : maintenant que tu n'es plus là (in French)