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"As Algeria prepares to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the War of Liberation, the country has lost one of the great leaders of the glorious Revolution, who dedicated their entire being to our independence,” the message of condolences said.

In this painful ordeal, the President of the Republic offers his sincere condolences to the family of the deceased and to the revolutionary family, praying to Almighty Allah to grant him His holy mercy, to welcome him in His vast paradise and to grant patience and comfort to his loved ones.

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