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==Return as head of state== [[File:Boudiaf with some Algerian kids.jpg|thumb|Boudiaf few days before his [[Assassination of Mohamed Boudiaf|assassination]].]] In February 1992, after a 27-year exile in [[Kenitra]], 15 miles north of [[Morocco]]'s capital [[Rabat]], the military invited him back to become chairman of the [[High Council of State (Algeria)|High Council of State]] (HCE) of Algeria, a figurehead body for the military junta, following the annulment of the election results (see [[Algerian Civil War]]). He quickly accepted, and was instantly signed into the post. Publicly, he was presented as a leader exiled for too long to be tainted by the violence and corruption of Algeria's internal post-revolutionary politics, but the downside was that he was little known to most of the Algerian public. However, his calls for comprehensive reform and an end to military domination of politics instilled hope, and he quickly gained some popularity, even if many still associated him with the military clique that effectively ruled Algeria in his name. Even as head of state, Boudiaf was completely dependent on the forces that had brought him to power, and his powers were circumscribed by the military and security establishment. In addition, the country continued to drift towards [[Algerian Civil War|civil war]], with increasing Islamist violence in the regions surrounding Algiers and brutal military countermeasures both escalating the situation. The political scene remained chaotic, the economy was fraying, and Boudiaf seemed unable to effectively carry out the reforms he had promised.
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