The liberation movement which I led in Algeria, the organization that I created to fight the French army, was at first a small movement of nothing at all.
AHMED BEN BELLAYes, I am Algerian of Moroccan origin through my parents, but all my life is Algeria. I was born there.
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Algeria was therefore only the beginning of something that was in development: this is why I say that it’s the global capitalist system that finally reacted against us.
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I can say now: all the combatants who participated in the fight for freedom in South America came to Algeria; it’s from there that all those who fought left.
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The French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years.
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I’m 90 years old now, and my motivation hasn’t changed; it’s the same fervour that drives me.
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I’m optimistic because I’m pragmatic: Neither of the two sides, the military government nor the Islamic front, is capable of winning. If they continue to fight, they will both bleed to death.
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Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.
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I think that they participated in something that was not very proper and was very pitiful, not only for the Algerian people, but also for the other people who counted on our support.
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This has become manifest: the global system was not made to serve the good of all, but to serve multinational companies.
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I accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America.
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When I was engaged in the struggle for my country, I was very young. My horizons were open.
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I am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions.
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Everywhere that the struggle for national freedom has triumphed, once the authorities agreed, there were military coups d’etat that overthrew their leaders. That is the result time and time again.
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Yes, my life is a life of combat; I can say that this has never stopped for a single instant. It is a combat that started for me at the age of 16.
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My life has been a bit special, this is true. I participated in the liberation of my country.
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At that precise moment, several countries were still colonised or had barely overcome colonisation. This was the case in practically all of Africa. We supported them.
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