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Algerian soccer violence signals mounting discontent

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James M. Dorsey
Nov 04, 2012
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Strong arm or reform?

By James M. Dorsey


An upsurge in soccer-related violence in Algeria serves as a warning that 18 months after the government quelled mass protests with increased wages and social spending frustration is mounting with the failure of the country’s gerontocracy in control since independence to share power with a younger generation, creat…

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