The army tightens its grip: Algeria

Article Abstract:

The military government of Algeria selected two new leaders, General Lamine Zerroual and General Mohammed Lamari, to strengthen resistance against the Islamic fundamentalist opposition. The new hard-line tactics seem no more likely to quell fundamentalism than prison camps and torture.

Civil-military relations

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Waiting for the other shoe

Article Abstract:

Algeria will have a divided government if the fundamentalist Islamic Salvation Front, as expected, wins the upcoming elections called for by secular pres Chadli Benjedid. Speculation on a Prime Minister candidate and how the party will pursue its radical goals are presented.

Political activity, Elections, Islamic Salvation Front (Algeria)

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If Islamists rule Algeria

Article Abstract:

Scholars argue that when Algeria becomes an Islamic state, it might be more repressive than other Islamic countries because of its lack of entities to control extreme Muslim groups. The leaders would have less control and the fundamentalists would take their place.

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