Ahmed Ben Bella
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ahmed Ben Bellawas an Algerian socialist soldier and revolutionary who was the first President of Algeria from 1963 to 1965...
NationalityAlgerian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth25 December 1918
CountryAlgeria
country europe ideas
Colonialism is an idea born in the West that drives Western countries - like France, Italy, Belgium, Great Britain - to occupy countries outside of Europe.
country struggle horizon
When I was engaged in the struggle for my country, I was very young. My horizons were open.
country fighting government
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.
country struggle special
My life has been a bit special, this is true. I participated in the liberation of my country. I was one of the organisers of its struggle for liberation. I likewise actively participated in all the struggles for liberation.
country war easy
It is obvious that taking the country from a state of war to being a lawful state won't be easy.
country egypt groups
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.
algerian lived military quarrels ten
No, I live in Algeria, but I often come to Switzerland. I had lived here for ten years, after my quarrels with the Algerian military powers.
algerian gone overthrown point
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.
military struggle leader
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.
military islamic optimistic
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.
latin america movement
I accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America.
action conviction left
I am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions.
marxist left
I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.
fighting america algeria
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.