I am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions.
AHMED BEN BELLAYes, 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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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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Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.
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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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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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We were but some tens of people throughout Algeria, a territory that is five times the size of France
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With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom.
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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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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 spent 24 and a half years in prison
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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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I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.
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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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