I am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions.
AHMED BEN BELLAAlgeria 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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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 phase has known cruel colonial occupations which have lasted 300 years in Indonesia.
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I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.
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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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Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.
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In the past, we spoke of poverty, misery only in the south. Now there is a lot of misery, a lot of bad that creates victims in the north as well.
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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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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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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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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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Algeria is not breaking up.
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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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Peace does not include a vendetta; there will be neither winners nor losers.
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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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