Events in the year 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". Archived from the original on January 1, 2019. Retrieved Oct 28, 2020.
External links
Media related to 2018 in Algeria at Wikimedia Commons
