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.
AHMED BEN BELLAThe French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years.
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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 am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions.
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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 accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America.
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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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This phase has known cruel colonial occupations which have lasted 300 years in Indonesia.
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Colonialism is known in its primitive form, that is to say, by the permanent settling of repressive foreign powers, with an army, services, policies.
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Algeria is not breaking up.
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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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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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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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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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Peace does not include a vendetta; there will be neither winners nor losers.
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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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