With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom.
AHMED BEN BELLAWith my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom.
AHMED BEN BELLAI’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 BELLAEverywhere that the struggle for national freedom has triumphed, once the authorities agreed, there were military coups d’etat that overthrew their leaders. That is the result time and time again.
AHMED BEN BELLAI 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.
AHMED BEN BELLAI’m 90 years old now, and my motivation hasn’t changed; it’s the same fervour that drives me.
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.
AHMED BEN BELLALet us all agree to die a little, or even completely so that African unity may not be a vain word
AHMED BEN BELLAWe were but some tens of people throughout Algeria, a territory that is five times the size of France
AHMED BEN BELLAColonialism 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 BELLAThe liberation movement which I led in Algeria, the organization that I created to fight the French army, was at first a small movement of nothing at all.
AHMED BEN BELLAI am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions.
AHMED BEN BELLAThose who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.
AHMED BEN BELLAThis has become manifest: the global system was not made to serve the good of all, but to serve multinational companies.
AHMED BEN BELLAWe trained them, we arranged for the weapons to reach them, we created networks.
AHMED BEN BELLAMy life has been a bit special, this is true. I participated in the liberation of my country.
AHMED BEN BELLAPeace does not include a vendetta; there will be neither winners nor losers.
AHMED BEN BELLA