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I am the son of poor peasants who came at a very young age to live in Algeria. I only recently saw the place where they were born, near the city of Marrakech.

Ahmed Ben Bella

I am the son of poor peasants who came at a very young age to live in Algeria. I only recently saw the place where they were born, near the city of Marrakech.
AHMED BEN BELLA

Age Cities Country Live Peasant Son Young
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
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
This phase has known cruel colonial occupations which have lasted 300 years in Indonesia.
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Country Known Late Occupation Phase Primitive Year
With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom.
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Bringing Country Engaged Fight Fighting Freedom Government National
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
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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Combat Instant Life Motivation Singer Single Started Year
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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Colonialism Country Drive Ideas Occupy West Western
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
I accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America.
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Accommodate Country Latin Liberation Movement
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
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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Beginning Capital Capitalist Development Global
Everywhere 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.
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Agreed Authority Coup Everywhere Freedom Leader Military National Struggle Triumph
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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Agree Country Little May Unity Vain World
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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Barely Colonisation Country Moment Overcome Precise Several Supported
I’m 90 years old now, and my motivation hasn’t changed; it’s the same fervour that drives me.
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Changed Drive Motivation Ninty Now Same Year

I am the son of poor peasants who came at a very young age to live in Algeria. I only recently saw the place where they were born, near the city of Marrakech.

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