I accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America.
AHMED BEN BELLAWe were but some tens of people throughout Algeria, a territory that is five times the size of France
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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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At that precise moment, several countries were still colonised or had barely overcome colonisation. This was the case in practically all of Africa. We supported them.
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I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.
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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.
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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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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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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.
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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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This has become manifest: the global system was not made to serve the good of all, but to serve multinational companies.
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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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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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We trained them, we arranged for the weapons to reach them, we created networks.
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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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