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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.

Ahmed Ben Bella

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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Country Essential Military World Year
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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Liberation Likewise Organizer Participate Struggle
Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.
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Different Once Parties Party Power
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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Participate People Something Support Thinking
The French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years.
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Algeria Colonisation Country Listed Long Time Year
We trained them, we arranged for the weapons to reach them, we created networks.
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Arranged Created Network Reach Trained Weapon
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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Become Companies Global Good Manifest Multinational Serve System
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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Country General Group Industrial Motor Multinational Nestle Weigh
I accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America.
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Accommodate Country Latin Liberation Movement
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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Capable Government Military Optimistic Religion
Yes, I am Algerian of Moroccan origin through my parents, but all my life is Algeria. I was born there.
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Born Life Origin Parents
When I was engaged in the struggle for my country, I was very young. My horizons were open.
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Country Horizon Open Struggle Young
I can say now: all the combatants who participated in the fight for freedom in South America came to Algeria; it’s from there that all those who fought left.
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Country Fighting Freedom Participate
Colonialism is known in its primitive form, that is to say, by the permanent settling of repressive foreign powers, with an army, services, policies.
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Army Colonialism Foreign Form Permanent Power Primitive Repressive Setting Year
My life has been a bit special, this is true. I participated in the liberation of my country.
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Country Liberation Participate Special Struggle
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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Country Easy Lawful Obvious State War

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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