After the death of General Larbi Belkheir, previous president Bouteflika put loyalists in key posts, notably at Sonatrach, and secured constitutional amendments that made him re-electable indefinitely, until he was brought down in 2019 during protests.
ˈæftɚ ðə dˈɛθ ʌv dʒˈɛnɚɹəl lˈɑːɹbaɪ bˈɛlkɛɹ, pɹˈiːviəs pɹˈɛzɪdənt bˈaʊɾɪflˌɪkə pˌʊt lˈɔɪəlˌɪsts ɪn kˈiː pˈoʊsts, nˈoʊɾəbli æt sˈɑːnɐtɹˌæk, ænd sᵻkjˈʊɹd kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl ɐmˈɛndmənts ðæt mˌeɪd hˌɪm ɹˌiːᵻlˈɛktəbəl ɪndˈɛfɪnətli, ʌntˈɪl hiː wʌz bɹˈɔːt dˌaʊn ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn dˈʊɹɹɪŋ pɹˈoʊtɛsts.