I’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.
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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With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom.
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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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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 spent 24 and a half years in prison
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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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When I was engaged in the struggle for my country, I was very young. My horizons were open.
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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 accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America.
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Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.
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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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We trained them, we arranged for the weapons to reach them, we created networks.
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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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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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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 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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