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 BELLAThe French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years.
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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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We were but some tens of people throughout Algeria, a territory that is five times the size of France
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We trained them, we arranged for the weapons to reach them, we created networks.
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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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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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I’m 90 years old now, and my motivation hasn’t changed; it’s the same fervour that drives me.
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The French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years.
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I spent 24 and a half years in prison
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With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom.
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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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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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I am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions.
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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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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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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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