National reconciliation process in Algeria: legal and demographic aspects

The article is devoted to the consideration of the stages of the regulatory legalization of the process of national reconciliation in the Republic of Algeria during the war for independence of 1991-2002. Initially starting with a national dialogue between the authorities and political parties in 1995 and holding the National Symposium in 1996, Algeria gradually created a legislative framework on security and counter terrorism, approved measures against former terrorists, adopted amendments to the Constitution, laws «On national reconciliation», «On civil harmony». Despite the cessation of the mass death of civilians and the preservation of the country's demographic potential, the serious consequences of the «Black Decade» are still felt in Algeria. International terrorist groups continue to operate in the south of Algeria, thousands of people are still wanted, and the victims of violence are awaiting for material compensation.