Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika gestures during a press conference in a Algiers hotel, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2004. Bouteflika announced Sunday that he will run for re-election in April, pledging to continue work to reconcile a country scarred from years of violence by Islamic militants. Bouteflika, 66, has been widely expected to run for a second term, though he waited until the day before the deadline to make his formal announcement. (AP Photo/Nabil)