Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.
AHMED BEN BELLAThose who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.
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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.
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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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With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom.
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I am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions.
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This phase has known cruel colonial occupations which have lasted 300 years in Indonesia.
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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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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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The French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years.
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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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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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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’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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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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Algeria is not breaking up.
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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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