Abdallah Djaballah

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Saad Abdallah Djaballah
Born May 2, 1956
Skikda, Algeria
Political party Movement for National Reform
Religion Islam

Saad Abdallah Djaballah (Arabic: سعد عبدالله جابالله‎, born May 2, 1956 in Skikda) is an Algerian politician and leader of the Movement for National Reform [1] (Ḥarakat al-Iṣlāḥ al-Waṭaniyy, also known as the MRN and El-Islah), an Islamist political party. [2] Djaballah stood for the presidency twice, in 1999 and 2004. In the former contest, he withdrew along with all other opposition candidates just hours before voting commenced. [1] In 2004, he came in third place in the elections, with about 5 percent of the vote. [3]

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  1. ^ a b "Algeria's presidential challengers", BBC, 2004-04-09. Retrieved on 2006-11-16.
  2. ^ Dillman, Bradford (2002-06-11). Algeria’s Parliamentary Elections: Lessons for US Policy in the Arab World. Middle East Institute. Retrieved on 2006-11-16.
  3. ^ Volpi, Frédéric. Algeria 2004: Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior (FRIDE). Retrieved on 2006-11-16.

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