Hussein, Eblisam, The 2019 Algerian Protests: A Belated Spring? , Middle East Policy, Vol. 25, no. 4, 2019 Hussein argues that although many aspects of Algerian politics combined to prevent a major uprising in 2011, subsequent developments such as Boutifleka's 2013 stroke and the constitutional amendment of 2016 (lifting again the two term limit on holding the presidency) heightened opposition to the regime by 2019. The article starts by contrasting 'oil rich Algeria' with 'poor Algerians'.