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 BellaAbout author
- Author's profession: Politician
- Nationality: algerian
- Born: December 25, 1918
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