Ahmed Ben Bella

Politician

1916-12-25 – 2012-04-11

Ahmed Ben Bella was an Algerian revolutionary and statesman. He became Algeria's first president after independence and served from 1963 to 1965. He remained an influential figure in Algerian politics after his presidency.

Books by Ahmed Ben Bella

Ben Bella-- revient
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Algeria at Addis-Ababa

Speeches Delivered by ThePresident Ben Bella at Addis-Ababa on 24th May 1963 and at the Algerian National Assembly on 18th June 1963
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Les discours du président Ben Bella

année 1963, 1er trimestre 1964
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Quotes by Ahmed Ben Bella

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.
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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.
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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.
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Peace does not include a vendetta; there will be neither winners nor losers.
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