I was one of the organisers of its struggle for liberation. I likewise actively participated in all the struggles for liberation.
AHMED BEN BELLAI’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.
More Ahmed Ben Bella Quotes
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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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I spent 24 and a half years in prison
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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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With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom.
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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 accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America.
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Everywhere that the struggle for national freedom has triumphed, once the authorities agreed, there were military coups d’etat that overthrew their leaders. That is the result time and time again.
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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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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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The French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years.
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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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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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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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I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.
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