Former Head of State and Former President of the Council of the Nation Abdelkader Bensalah passed on Wednesday, the Presidency of the Republic said. Following his death, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered flags to be flown at half-mast for three days staring from today, 22 September. The late Bensalah will be buried tomorrow Thursday at the cemetery of El-Alia (Algiers).