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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.

Ahmed Ben Bella

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.
AHMED BEN BELLA

Participate People Something Support Thinking
This phase has known cruel colonial occupations which have lasted 300 years in Indonesia.
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Country Known Late Occupation Phase Primitive Year
I’m 90 years old now, and my motivation hasn’t changed; it’s the same fervour that drives me.
AHMED BEN BELLA

Changed Drive Motivation Ninty Now Same Year
Colonialism is an idea born in the West that drives Western countries – like France, Italy, Belgium, Great Britain – to occupy countries outside of Europe.
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Colonialism Country Drive Ideas Occupy West Western
I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.
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Left Marxist Myself Place
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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Barely Colonisation Country Moment Overcome Precise Several Supported
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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Capable Government Military Optimistic Religion
In the past, we spoke of poverty, misery only in the south. Now there is a lot of misery, a lot of bad that creates victims in the north as well.
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Bad Create Misery Past Poverty South Speke Victim
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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Country Fighting Freedom Participate
Colonialism is known in its primitive form, that is to say, by the permanent settling of repressive foreign powers, with an army, services, policies.
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Army Colonialism Foreign Form Permanent Power Primitive Repressive Setting Year
I spent 24 and a half years in prison
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Four Half Prison Spent Twenty Year
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.
AHMED BEN BELLA

Agreed Authority Coup Everywhere Freedom Leader Military National Struggle Triumph
When I was engaged in the struggle for my country, I was very young. My horizons were open.
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Country Horizon Open Struggle Young
Let us all agree to die a little, or even completely so that African unity may not be a vain word
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Agree Country Little May Unity Vain World
We were but some tens of people throughout Algeria, a territory that is five times the size of France
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Country Five People Size Some Ten Territory Throughout Time
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.
AHMED BEN BELLA

Beginning Capital Capitalist Development Global

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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