It is obvious that taking the country from a state of war to being a lawful state won’t be easy.
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
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In the past, we spoke of poverty, misery only in the south. Now there is a lot of misery, a lot of bad that creates victims in the north as well.
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Peace does not include a vendetta; there will be neither winners nor losers.
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Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.
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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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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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My life has been a bit special, this is true. I participated in the liberation of my country.
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Let us all agree to die a little, or even completely so that African unity may not be a vain word
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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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This phase has known cruel colonial occupations which have lasted 300 years in Indonesia.
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With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom.
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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 accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America.
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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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When I was engaged in the struggle for my country, I was very young. My horizons were open.
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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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