Colonialism is known in its primitive form, that is to say, by the permanent settling of repressive foreign powers, with an army, services, policies.
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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Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.
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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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With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom.
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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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I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.
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Algeria is not breaking up.
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I am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions.
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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 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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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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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 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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Yes, my life is a life of combat; I can say that this has never stopped for a single instant. It is a combat that started for me at the age of 16.
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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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The French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years.
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