ALGERIA: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - President Abdelaziz Bouteflika gives French footballer Zinedine Zidane the medal of national merit during an official ceremony at Palais du Peuple, Algiers

Record ID: 573852

  • Title: ALGERIA: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - President Abdelaziz Bouteflika gives French footballer Zinedine Zidane the medal of national merit during an official ceremony at Palais du Peuple, Algiers
  • Date: 14th December 2006
  • Summary: ALGIERS, ALGEERIA (DECEMBER 13, 2006) (REUTERS) ARRIVAL OF ZINEDDINE ZIDANE'S TO THE PRESIDENT'S PALACE ZINEDDINE ZIDANE WITH THE ALGERIAN PRESIDENT ABDELAZIZ BOUTEFLIKA. VARIOUS OF ZIDANE AND HIS FAMILY WITH THE ALGERIAN PRESIDENT VARIOUS OF MEMBERS OF THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT. ZIDANE AND PRESIDENT STANDING AS VOICE OF CERMEONIAL ANNOUNCES PRESIDENT DECIDED TO GIVE ZIDANE A 'NATIONAL MERIT' MEDAL - THE HIGHEST DISTINCTION IN ALGERIA ZIDANE RECEIVES AWARD FROM PRESIDENT, BOTRH EXCHANGE KISSES AFTERWARDS ZIDANE SPEAKING WITH REPORTER ZIDANE POSING WITH PRESIDENT AND OTHER PEOPLE
  • Embargoed: 29th December 2006 12:00
  • Keywords:
  • Location: Algeria
  • Country: Algeria
  • Topics: People,Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA5SN9TVGXAGN1E6X7UTMAVKE8E
  • Story Text: Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika gave French footballer Zinedine Zidane the highest distinction of the state, the medal of national merit during an official ceremony at Palais du Peuple on Wednesday (December 13).
    "Because you constitute a model for the algerian youth, President of the Republic has decided to give you the medal of national merit, " an official said during the ceremony attended by members of the government and ancient stars of Algerian football.
    During his tour to his ancestral homeland, Zidane visited projects he helped to fund to alleviate people suffer following the 2003 earthquake in the Boumerdes region that killed 2,300 people.
    The medal, said the communique is a "recognition of the respect and admiration you have showed to the algerian people that you belong to."
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
  • Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2011. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
  • Usage Terms/Restrictions: None
Register