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born: 1937-03-02
category: Other
died: 2021-09-17
location: Oujda, Morocco
summary: Algerian Foreign Minister who attempted to broker an accord with Iran over
  the American hostage crisis in 1980.
tags:
- Person
---

[Abdelaziz Bouteflika](/people/abdelaziz-bouteflika/) was an [Algerian](/places/algeria/) Foreign Minister and a well-respected diplomat. He met with various [Iranian](/places/iran/) leaders, including [Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini](/people/ayatollah-ruhollah-khomeini/), in April 1980 to discuss the [American](/places/united-states/) hostage crisis. However, he failed to broker an accord because he was unable to guarantee arms sales to [Iran](/places/iran/).[^1]

[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.