Chadli Bendjedid
In October 1984, Argentine President, Raúl Alfonsín, paid an official visit to Algeria; the first by an Argentine head-of-state to Algeria and to the African continent. In 1986, Algerian President, Chadli Bendjedid, reciprocated the visit to Argentina. In November 2008, Argentine President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner paid an official visit to Algeria and met with her counterpart, President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika.