black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

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 Bella

In two years, there were 22 military coups d’etat, essentially in Africa and the third world. The coup d’etat of Algiers, in 1965, is what opened the path.
AHMED BEN BELLA

Country Essential Military World Year
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.
AHMED BEN BELLA

Bad Create Misery Past Poverty South Speke Victim
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.
AHMED BEN BELLA

Age Cities Country Live Peasant Son Young
This has become manifest: the global system was not made to serve the good of all, but to serve multinational companies.
AHMED BEN BELLA

Become Companies Global Good Manifest Multinational Serve System
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
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.
AHMED BEN BELLA

Barely Colonisation Country Moment Overcome Precise Several Supported
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
Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.
AHMED BEN BELLA

Different Once Parties Party Power
I was one of the organisers of its struggle for liberation. I likewise actively participated in all the struggles for liberation.
AHMED BEN BELLA

Liberation Likewise Organizer Participate Struggle
My life has been a bit special, this is true. I participated in the liberation of my country.
AHMED BEN BELLA

Country Liberation Participate Special Struggle
Colonialism is an idea born in the West that drives Western countries – like France, Italy, Belgium, Great Britain – to occupy countries outside of Europe.
AHMED BEN BELLA

Colonialism Country Drive Ideas Occupy West Western
I spent 24 and a half years in prison
AHMED BEN BELLA

Four Half Prison Spent Twenty Year
The French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years.
AHMED BEN BELLA

Algeria Colonisation Country Listed Long Time Year
Colonialism is known in its primitive form, that is to say, by the permanent settling of repressive foreign powers, with an army, services, policies.
AHMED BEN BELLA

Army Colonialism Foreign Form Permanent Power Primitive Repressive Setting Year
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
Let us all agree to die a little, or even completely so that African unity may not be a vain word
AHMED BEN BELLA

Agree Country Little May Unity Vain World

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Ahmed Ben Bella Quotes