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When I was engaged in the struggle for my country, I was very young. My horizons were open.

~Ahmed Ben Bella

Topics: Country Engaged Horizons Open Struggle Very Were Young

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The French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years.

~Ahmed Ben Bella

Topics: Algeria French Lasted Long Long Time Time Years

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When someone came to ask us for help, it was sacred. We did not even think twice. We helped them, even if we had only meagre means; we offered them arms, a little bit of money, and in occasion, men.

~Ahmed Ben Bella

Topics: Arms Ask Bit Came Did Even Had Help Helped Little Little Bit Means Men Money Occasion Offered Only Sacred Someone Them Think Twice Us

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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.

~Ahmed Ben Bella

Topics: Also Counted Only Other Our People Pitiful Proper Something Support Think Very Who I Think

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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

Topics: Army Disappear Done Far Gone Had Me Others Point Point Of View Say Too View Would

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I accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America.

~Ahmed Ben Bella

Topics: America Including Latin Latin America Liberation Movements Practically Those

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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. We trained them, we arranged for the weapons to reach them, we created networks.

~Ahmed Ben Bella

Topics: Algeria America Arranged Came Created Fight Fought Freedom Left Networks Now Reach Say South South America Them Those Trained Weapons Who I Can

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Che came in 1963, shortly after I had come to power.

~Ahmed Ben Bella

Topics: After Came Come Had Power

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With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom. 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.

~Ahmed Ben Bella

Topics: Africa Barely Bringing Case Countries Engaged Fights Freedom Government Had Help Moment National Our Overcome Practically Precise Several Still Supported Them Were

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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.

~Ahmed Ben Bella

Topics: Again Agreed Authorities Coup Everywhere Freedom Leaders Military National Once Result Struggle Time Time And Time Were

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Biography

Nationality: Algerian

Type: Politician

Born: December 25th, 1918

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