Algerian leader Bouteflika quits after six weeks of protest

People celebrate on the streets after Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika submitted his resignation, in Algiers, Algeria April 2. Bouteflika resigned on Tuesday, succumbing to six weeks of largely peaceful mass protests driven by youth and pressure

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika hands over resignation letter to constitutional council head Tayeb Belaiz as upper house chairman Abdelkader Bensalah (L) looks on, in Algeria, April 2, 2019, in this still image from Algerian State TV video

Health workers carry a national flag as they march during a protest calling on President Bouteflika to quit, in Algiers, March 19. Algeria has transformed during the protests, with people losing fear of criticizing the government and state media first ig

People gather during a protest over President Bouteflika's decision to postpone elections and extend his fourth term in office, in Algiers, March 15

A demonstrator offers a flower to a police officer as teachers and students take part in a protest demanding immediate political change in Algiers, March 13

Anti-riot police officers stand guard during a protest to demand the resignation of President Bouteflika, in Algiers, March 29

Protestors hold Algerian flags as they attend a demonstration against Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on the Place de la Republique, in Paris, France, March 10

Police officers attempt to disperse demonstrators trying to force their way to the presidential palace during a protest calling on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to quit, in Algiers, March 22

Anti-riot police officers clash with people protesting to demand the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in Algiers, March 29