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.
AHMED BEN BELLAIn 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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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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When I was engaged in the struggle for my country, I was very young. My horizons were open.
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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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We were but some tens of people throughout Algeria, a territory that is five times the size of France
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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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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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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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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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I am the son of poor peasants who came at a very young age to live in Algeria. I only recently saw the place where they were born, near the city of Marrakech.
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With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom.
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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 not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.
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