The French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years.
AHMED BEN BELLAI 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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We trained them, we arranged for the weapons to reach them, we created networks.
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I spent 24 and a half years in prison
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Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.
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Peace does not include a vendetta; there will be neither winners nor losers.
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I was one of the organisers of its struggle for liberation. I likewise actively participated in all the struggles for liberation.
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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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This phase has known cruel colonial occupations which have lasted 300 years in Indonesia.
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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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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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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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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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My life has been a bit special, this is true. I participated in the liberation of my country.
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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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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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