It is obvious that taking the country from a state of war to being a lawful state won’t be easy.
AHMED BEN BELLAAt 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 a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions.
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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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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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I’m 90 years old now, and my motivation hasn’t changed; it’s the same fervour that drives me.
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Algeria is not breaking up.
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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.
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We trained them, we arranged for the weapons to reach them, we created networks.
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I accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America.
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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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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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With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom.
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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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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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This phase has known cruel colonial occupations which have lasted 300 years in Indonesia.
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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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