When I was engaged in the struggle for my country, I was very young. My horizons were open.
AHMED BEN BELLAThe 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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This phase has known cruel colonial occupations which have lasted 300 years in Indonesia.
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I accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America.
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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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I am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions.
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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 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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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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Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.
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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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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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With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom.
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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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I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.
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I spent 24 and a half years in prison
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