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Ahmed Ben Bella
Ahmed Ben Bella
Algerian Politician
Born: Dec 25, 1918
Algeria Countries Country Fight Freedom Struggle
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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. I'm 90 years old now, and my motivation hasn't changed; it's the same fervour that drives me. Ahmed Ben Bella
Life Me Age Old Life Is A My Life Single Changed Say Never Drives Instant Combat Motivation Years Yes Same Stopped Now Started
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. Ahmed Ben Bella
World Path Military Opened Coup Were Years Essentially Africa Two Third Third World
Colonialism is an idea born in the West that drives Western countries - like France, Italy, Belgium, Great Britain - to occupy countries outside of Europe. Ahmed Ben Bella
Great Colonialism Great Britain France Born Outside Drives Idea Countries Like Occupy West Italy Western Western Countries Europe Belgium Britain
From their point of view, I had gone too far. I had to disappear. That is to say, if the Algerian army had not overthrown me, others would have done so. Ahmed Ben Bella
Me Army Gone Too Others Say Would Point Point Of View Had Disappear Overthrown Done Far View
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. Ahmed Ben Bella
Beginning Algeria Finally Say System Something Only Development Global Against Us Capitalist Therefore Why
I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left. Ahmed Ben Bella
Myself Marxist Am Left Place Resolutely
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. Ahmed Ben Bella
Death Government Fight Will Military Sides Neither Both Winning Bleed Islamic Because Pragmatic Continue Nor Optimistic Front Capable Two
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 Son Young Live Algeria Saw City Born Only Am Came Were Very Young Age Where Place Poor Poor Peasants Who Near Peasants Recently
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 Bella
People Think Other Our Proper Something Only Counted Support Also Very Pitiful Who
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. Ahmed Ben Bella
Time Freedom Struggle Result National Military Once Everywhere Triumphed Leaders Coup Were Time And Time Authorities Again Agreed
I am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions. Ahmed Ben Bella
Convictions Arab Muslim Am Left Very Oriented Actions
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. Ahmed Ben Bella
Big Scale General More General Motors Weigh Countries Like Industrial Motors Than Egypt Much Multinational Groups Monetary

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