Colonialism is known in its primitive form, that is to say, by the permanent settling of repressive foreign powers, with an army,… — Ahmed Ben Bella Copy Share Image
The liberation movement which I led in Algeria, the organization that I created to fight the French army, was at first a… — Ahmed Ben Bella Copy Share Image
From their point of view, I had gone too far. I had to disappear. That is to say, if the Algerian army… — Ahmed Ben Bella Copy Share Image
It's with them that we have constituted a liberation front and brought our logistic support to armies to help their countries come out of… — Ahmed Ben Bella Copy Share Image
I think that they participated in something that was not very proper and was very pitiful, not only for the Algerian people, but also… — Ahmed Ben Bella Copy Share Image
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… — Ahmed Ben Bella Copy Share Image
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… — Ahmed Ben Bella Copy Share Image
I am the son of poor peasants who came at a very young age to live in Algeria. I only recently saw the place… — Ahmed Ben Bella Copy Share Image
Colonialism is an idea born in the West that drives Western countries - like France, Italy, Belgium, Great Britain - to occupy countries outside… — Ahmed Ben Bella Copy Share Image
I am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions. — Ahmed Ben Bella Copy Share Image
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… — Ahmed Ben Bella Copy Share Image
Yes, my life is a life of combat; I can say that this has never stopped for a single instant. It is a combat… — Ahmed Ben Bella Copy Share Image
Yes, I am Algerian of Moroccan origin through my parents, but all my life is Algeria. I was born there. — Ahmed Ben Bella Copy Share Image
