Mokdad Sifi ( ar, مقداد سيفي; born 21 April 1940 in
Tébessa
Tébessa or Tebessa ( ar, تبسة ''Tibissa'', ''Tbessa'' or ''Tibesti''), the classical Theveste, is the capital city of Tébessa Province region of northeastern Algeria. It hosts several historical landmarks, the most important one being the w ...
)
is an Algerian politician. Sifi was
Head of Government of Algeria from 11 April 1994 to 31 December 1995. He was a Member of Parliament and once considered running for the
Presidency
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. However, Sifi withdrew in April 1999 along with six of the seven other candidates, allowing the only remaining candidate,
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Abdelaziz Bouteflika (; ar, عبد العزيز بوتفليقة, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Būtaflīqa ; 2 March 1937 – 17 September 2021) was an Algerian politician and diplomat who served as President of Algeria from 1999 to his resignation in 2019 ...
, to become president. Sifi was said to have favored a
market
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*Market (economics), system in which parties engage in transactions according to supply and demand
*Market economy
*Marketplace, a physical marketplace or public market
Geography
*Märket, an ...
-oriented economy and no amnesty for the
Islamic Salvation Front
The Islamic Salvation Front ( ar, الجبهة الإسلامية للإنقاذ, al-Jabhah al-Islāmiyah lil-Inqādh; french: Front Islamique du Salut, FIS) was an Islamist political party in Algeria. The party had two major leaders representi ...
.
Known Ministers
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Said Abadou (Minister for War Veterans)
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Sassi Aziz (Minister for Trade)
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Boubakour Benbouzid (Minister of Higher Education)
References
Sources
"The candidates who pulled out" BBC News, 15 April 1999
1940 births
Living people
Members of the People's National Assembly
21st-century Algerian people
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