I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.
AHMED BEN BELLAIt is obvious that taking the country from a state of war to being a lawful state won’t be easy.
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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 accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America.
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This phase has known cruel colonial occupations which have lasted 300 years in Indonesia.
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Algeria is not breaking up.
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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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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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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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We were but some tens of people throughout Algeria, a territory that is five times the size of France
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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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With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom.
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Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.
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The French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years.
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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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Colonialism is an idea born in the West that drives Western countries – like France, Italy, Belgium, Great Britain – to occupy countries outside of Europe.
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