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.

Let us all agree to die a little, or even completely so that African unity may not be a vain word

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.

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

Yes, I am Algerian of Moroccan origin through my parents, but all my life is Algeria. I was born there.

Algeria is not breaking up.

It is obvious that taking the country from a state of war to being a lawful state won't be easy.