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29 quotes by Ahmed Ben Bella

Ahmed Ben Bella 1st President of Algeria In office 15 September 1963 – 19 June 1965 Preceded by Ferhat Abbas Succeeded by Houari Boumediene Personal details Born (1918-12-25)25 December 1918 Maghnia, Algeria Died 11 April 2012(2012-04-11) (aged 93) Algiers, Algeria Political party FLN Spouse(s) Zohra Michelle Sellami (m. ?–2008) Children Mehdia Ben Bella Noria Ben Bella Religion Sufi Islam Ahmed Ben Bella (Arabic: أحمد بن بل ة ;...
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Peace does not include a vendetta; there will be neither winners nor losers.

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Colonialism is known in its primitive form, that is to say, by the permanent settling of repressive foreign powers, with an army, services, policies.... →

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

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In the past, we spoke of poverty, misery only in the south. Now there is a lot of misery, a lot of bad that creates victims in the north as well.... →

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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... →

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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... →

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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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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... →

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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... →

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Algeria is not breaking up.

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I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.

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I am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions.

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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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