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 BELLAYes, 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.
More Ahmed Ben Bella Quotes
-
-
Colonialism is an idea born in the West that drives Western countries – like France, Italy, Belgium, Great Britain – to occupy countries outside of Europe.
AHMED BEN BELLA -
I am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions.
AHMED BEN BELLA -
I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.
AHMED BEN BELLA -
Yes, I am Algerian of Moroccan origin through my parents, but all my life is Algeria. I was born there.
AHMED BEN BELLA -
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.
AHMED BEN BELLA -
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 BELLA -
We were but some tens of people throughout Algeria, a territory that is five times the size of France
AHMED BEN BELLA -
Algeria was therefore only the beginning of something that was in development: this is why I say that it’s the global capitalist system that finally reacted against us.
AHMED BEN BELLA -
With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom.
AHMED BEN BELLA -
When I was engaged in the struggle for my country, I was very young. My horizons were open.
AHMED BEN BELLA -
This phase has known cruel colonial occupations which have lasted 300 years in Indonesia.
AHMED BEN BELLA -
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.
AHMED BEN BELLA -
Algeria is not breaking up.
AHMED BEN BELLA -
I was one of the organisers of its struggle for liberation. I likewise actively participated in all the struggles for liberation.
AHMED BEN BELLA -
I accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America.
AHMED BEN BELLA