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.
AHMED BEN BELLAI accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America.
More Ahmed Ben Bella Quotes
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I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.
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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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Peace does not include a vendetta; there will be neither winners nor losers.
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Algeria is not breaking up.
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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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I spent 24 and a half years in prison
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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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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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Yes, I am Algerian of Moroccan origin through my parents, but all my life is Algeria. I was born there.
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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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The French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years.
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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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I’m 90 years old now, and my motivation hasn’t changed; it’s the same fervour that drives me.
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I am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions.
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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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