The French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years.
AHMED BEN BELLAI 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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We were but some tens of people throughout Algeria, a territory that is five times the size of France
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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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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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It is obvious that taking the country from a state of war to being a lawful state won’t be easy.
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Algeria is not breaking up.
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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 am the son of poor peasants who came at a very young age to live in Algeria. I only recently saw the place where they were born, near the city of Marrakech.
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These are the multinationals, like General Motors and Nestle; these are the big industrial groups that weigh, on the monetary scale, much more than big countries like Egypt.
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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’m 90 years old now, and my motivation hasn’t changed; it’s the same fervour that drives me.
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This phase has known cruel colonial occupations which have lasted 300 years in Indonesia.
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With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom.
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I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.
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Yes, I am Algerian of Moroccan origin through my parents, but all my life is Algeria. I was born there.
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