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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1999, April 15 | |
| Though allegations that he had been involved in fraud were widespread, Abdelaziz Bouteflika was elected president of Algeria. | 1 |
| July 5 | |
| Thousands of militant Muslims were freed by the Algerian government in connection with the country's celebration of a national holiday. | 2 |
| Sept. 16 | |
| Pres. Bouteflika made peace with the rebel AIS as an amnesty plan won overwhelming support in a national referendum. Since 1992, an estimated 100,000 persons had died in Algeria's civil war. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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