Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, center, salutes crowds as he campaigns

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, center, salutes crowds as he campaigns for re-election next month in Tamanrasset, 2000 kms (1250 miles) south east of Algiers, Saturday, March 28, 2009. Campaigning for Algeria's April 9 presidential election officially began Thursday March 19 with Bouteflika, running for a third five-year term.