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 BELLAI am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions.
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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.
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Algeria is not breaking up.
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Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.
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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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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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I’m 90 years old now, and my motivation hasn’t changed; it’s the same fervour that drives me.
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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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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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The French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years.
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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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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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I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.
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This phase has known cruel colonial occupations which have lasted 300 years in Indonesia.
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I spent 24 and a half years in prison
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