Colonialism 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 BELLAWhen I was engaged in the struggle for my country, I was very young. My horizons were open.
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The French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years.
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This phase has known cruel colonial occupations which have lasted 300 years in Indonesia.
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These are the multinationals, like General Motors and Nestle; these are the big industrial groups that weigh, on the monetary scale, much more than big countries like Egypt.
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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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We were but some tens of people throughout Algeria, a territory that is five times the size of France
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With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.
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