{"id":61955,"date":"2026-04-01T21:33:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=61955"},"modified":"2026-04-02T04:48:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T04:48:42","slug":"the-embassy-of-algeria-in-islamabad-opens-condolence-book-for-former-president-liamine-zeroual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/the-embassy-of-algeria-in-islamabad-opens-condolence-book-for-former-president-liamine-zeroual\/","title":{"rendered":"The Embassy of Algeria in Islamabad Opens Condolence Book for Former President LIAMINE ZEROUAL"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"ISLAMABAD : Former Algerian President LIAMINE ZEROUAL passed away on March 29, 2026, at the age of 84 following a long illness. He served as president from 1994 to 1999, leading the country through a critical period of the “Black Decade” civil conflict and initiating the “Civil Concord” law.<\/p>\n

The Embassy of Algeria is deeply saddened to announce the news of demise of the former President. In this regard, a book of condolence will be opened at the Embassy premises House No. 107, Street No. 9, Sector E-7, Islamabad, from Wednesday 1st April from 10:00am.-12:00 and 2:00pm.-4:00pm till Thursday 2nd April 2026 from 10:00am.-12:00p.m. and 2:00pm. – 4:00pm.<\/p>\n

Liamine Zeroual (1941-2026) was a prominent Algerian military and political figure who served as President of the Republic (1994-1999). He joined the National Liberation Army (ALN) in 1957 and held high-ranking leadership positions in the People’s National Army (ANP) after independence. He led Algeria during the “Black Decade” in the fight against terrorism, established the National Concord Law, and was known as a “statesman” who laid the foundations for the peaceful transfer of power.<\/p>\n

Military Career:<\/p>\n

\u2022 War of Independence: Joined the National Liberation Army at the age of 16 (1957).
\n\u2022 Training: Received military training in the Soviet Union and the French War College (1974).
\n\u2022 Responsibilities: Commander of the Cherchell Military Academy and commanded several military regions (3rd, 5th, and 6th).
\n\u2022 Appointed Commander of the Land Forces with the rank of General Major.
\n\u2022 He resigned from the army in 1989.<\/p>\n

Political Career:<\/p>\n

\u2022 He was appointed ambassador to Romania (1990-1991), resigning after a year.
\n\u2022 He was appointed Minister of National Defense in July 1993.
\n\u2022 He assumed the presidency on January 31, 1994, and was elected president on November 16, 1995, remaining in office until April 27, 1999.<\/p>\n

His Most Notable Achievements and Positions:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Civil Concord: He was known as a stabilization force through his “Civil Concord Law”, aimed at ending the “Black Decade” (a period of intense violence and conflict). He played a key role in combating terrorism and ensuring security, peace, and stability.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Transfer of Power: He handed over power to the late President Abdelaziz Bouteflika after resigning and calling early multi-candidatures of presidential elections, stating, “I left my post to teach Algerians the meaning of the peaceful transfer of power.”<\/p>\n

\u2022 Birth: Born on July 3, 1941, in Batna.
\n\u2022 Death: He passed away on March 29, 2026, at the age of 84.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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ISLAMABAD : Former Algerian President LIAMINE ZEROUAL passed away on March 29, 2026, at the age of 84 following a long illness. He served as president from 1994 to 1999, leading the country through a critical period of the “Black Decade” civil conflict and initiating the “Civil Concord” law. The Embassy of Algeria is deeply […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[3653,1217,2810,143,4813,251,8260,58,8261],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61955"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61955"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61961,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61955\/revisions\/61961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}