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

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 people who counted on our support.

Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.

The liberation movement which I led in Algeria, the organization that I created to fight the French army, was at first a small movement of nothing at all. We were but some tens of people throughout Algeria, a territory that is five times the size of France

I am the son of poor peasants who came at a very young age to live in Algeria. I only recently saw the place where they were born, near the city of Marrakech.

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

I spent 24 and a half years in prison