2018 in Algeria
Incumbents
Events
- 11 April – the 2018 Algerian Air Force Il-76 crash: An Algerian military transport aircraft crashed shortly after take-off from Boufarik Airport. All 257 people on board were killed, making the accident the deadliest air crash in Algeria.[1]
- October – Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia announced that Algeria would ban the burka at the Workplace.[2][3]
Deaths
- 7 July – Hacène Lalmas, footballer (b. 1943).[4]
- 11 July –Abdelkhader Houamel, painter (b. 1936).[5]
- 15 August – Abu Bakr al-Jazaeri, Islamic scholar and writer (b. 1921).[6]
- 16 August – Mohamed Demagh, sculptor (b. 1930).[7]
- 12 September – Rachid Taha, singer (b. 1958).[8]
- 20 September – Mohamed Sahnoun, diplomat (b. 1931).[9]
- 14 October – Ahmed Boustila, military officer (b. 1944).[10]
- 28 December – Abdelmalek Benhabyles, politician (b. 1921).[11]
References
- Walsh, Declan (11 April 2018). "Military Plane Crash Is Algeria's Worst Air Disaster, With 257 Dead". New York Times. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- "Algeria: Government Bans Full-face Veil at Workplace | The North Africa Post". northafricapost.com. Retrieved Oct 28, 2020.
- "Algeria bans wearing of full-face veils in public sector". MEO. Oct 19, 2018. Retrieved Oct 28, 2020.
- "Adieu à Hacene Lalmas, El Kebch légendaire du football algérien". Archived from the original on Jul 7, 2018. Retrieved Oct 28, 2020.
- "Abdelkader Houamel décédé en Italie – Association culturelle Zerfa Chaouie Québec". Retrieved Oct 28, 2020.
- "أبو بكر الجزائري Archives". Retrieved Oct 28, 2020.
- Nassima, Dib. "L'artiste sculpteur Mohamed Demagh n'est plus". www.aps.dz. Retrieved Oct 28, 2020.
- "France-based Algerian singer Rachid Taha dies at 59". France 24. Sep 12, 2018. Retrieved Oct 28, 2020.
- "Décès de Mohamed Sanhoun". Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved Oct 28, 2020.
- "Le général Ahmed Boustila inhumé à Alger". Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved Oct 28, 2020.
- "Décès d'Abdelmalek Benhabylès, Président du Conseil Constitutionnel sous Chadli". Retrieved Oct 28, 2020.
External link
- Media related to 2018 in Algeria at Wikimedia Commons
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