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Benjedid quits as party chief, Madani calls for jihad
ALGIERS, June 28 President Chadli 'Benjedid fac ing violent challenge from Muslim fundamentalists resigned today as head of the National luberatton Front — the movement which won the war of Independence from France and has ruled Algeria ever since, report agencies
Chadli s decision, reported by the official news agency APS after a stormy meeting of the party central committee ap peared to be a new attempt to separate party from state and make possible the country s first democratic general election.
While the committee met. 20,000 fundamentalists chanted "Jihad. Jihad" — at Friday prayers in Algiers
APS quoted sources close to the party Central Committee as saying Chadli would remain as an ordinary party member
Police-fundamentalist clashes forced Chadli this month to sack the govern-
ment. postpone Algeria's first multi-party general election and send the army into cities under a state of siege
The new government headed by Sid Ahmed Ghozall, is formed largely of Independents.
At least 36 people have died in the violence this month. Diplomats say between 55 and 65 have been killed
The country's top opposl tton leader Friday threatened a jihad, if the government does not call off the state of emergency declared earlier this month
The call by Abassl Madani. head of the fundamentalist Islamic Salvation Front, came as the Algerian army put on its strongest show of force since violent unrest this month derailed plans for legislative elections.
Tanks and military vehicles were deployed at major mosques and strategic sites in Algiers as Muslim
fundamentalists opposed to the government gathered for weekly prayers.
Soldiers and policemen stood guard throughout Algiers and checked some passing vehicles.
Tens of thousands of supporters of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) greeted Madanl s call at the Kou ba mosque in Algiers with raised fists and shouts of Allahu Akbar
Madani said the FIS "will refuse henceforth all dialogue ' with the government as long as the state of emergency Im pie men ted four months ago. remained.
"If the army does not return to its barracks, the FIS will have the right to call once again a Jihad, as tn November 1954." he threatened.
In 1954 a revolt against French colonial rule began which ended with Algeria s in dependence in 1962.
Madani accused Ghozall of
betraying promises he made calling for legislative and presidential elections before the end of the year.
"Until now the FIS has never proclaimed a Jihad, nor authorized the use of weapons." he said. He did not specify what action he would order FIS followers to take.
During the night, street barricades were set alight tn some fundamentalist neighborhoods. and gunshots could be heard Some residents who stayed indoors in compliance with an overnight curfew chanted pro-fundamentalist slogans and banged pots.
Prime Minister Sid Ahmed Ghozali said Thursday night he was determined to keep
Algeria on the path toward its first democratic elections for Parliament and the presidency. He praised the military, "which has done its duty and will continue to do it firmly and resolutely."
Ghozali expressed hope that the emergency could be lifted soon. He said no one should be excluded from the political process, but Issued a warning to fundamentalist leaders.
The people won't understand If the state is too slow tn acting against those who openly reject the law by calling for violence, urging soldiers to desert and working tn a campaign to undermine the country's institutions.' he said.
Ghozali called on all opposition parties to take a clear po sition on national unify. Individual liberties and democracy. He voiced concern that unrest could scare away foreign investment needed to help Algeria reduce its 25-bllllon-dollar foreign debt
The latest confrontations, around Algiers and in eastern coastal towns, started after officials began removing signs reading 'Islamic Community' on public buildings and restoring the state motto : "By The People. For the People."
The Islamic Salvation Front had replaced the official motto on many district halls after winning control of nearly 900 of Algeria's 1.800 districts tn June 1990 municipal elections.
The clashes recalled riots of October 1988 that started thia North African country of 24 million people on the road to democracy. In a week of violence in 1988, 159 people were killed by official count, up to 500 according to unoffi^ people were arrested