Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika stepped down Tuesday following more than a month of protests. The protesters are celebrating, but the protests seem likely to continue.
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Tens of thousands of people have been marching in Algeria. They are protesting because President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has led the country for the last 20 years, says he's running for president again.
Four countries have chosen presidents in the last week. Here is a look at the presidents of Egypt, Botswana, Costa Rica, and Sierra Leone.
Vladimir Putin has been elected to lead Russia for the fourth time. If he finishes the next six years as president, he will have led Russia for almost 25 years.
China's government has changed the laws so that Xi Jinping can keep being president. Xi Jinping already has a lot of power in China. Some people think he will be president for the rest of his life.
On Sunday Ecuador held a special vote called a referendum. The voters decided that in Ecuador the same person cannot be president more than two times.