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 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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We trained them, we arranged for the weapons to reach them, we created networks.
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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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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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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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With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom.
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Algeria is not breaking up.
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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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Yes, I am Algerian of Moroccan origin through my parents, but all my life is Algeria. I was born there.
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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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I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.
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Peace does not include a vendetta; there will be neither winners nor losers.
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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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Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.
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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 accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America.
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