Ahmed Ben Bella

Politician

Ahmed Ben Bella was an Algerian socialist soldier, revolutionary, and statesman who served as the first President of Algeria from 1963 to 1965. He was a principal leader of the Algerian War of Independence as a member of the National Liberation Front (FLN). After Algeria gained its independence, his government focused on land reform and adopted a policy of Non-Alignment on the world stage. Overthrown in a 1965 military coup, he spent many years under house arrest before eventually being exiled, later returning to Algerian politics.

Dec 25, 1916 - Apr 11, 2012 Algerian 9 Quotes

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