I am not a Marxist but I am resolutely of the left. I am an Arab Muslim. I have always supported movements of the left and socialist countries such as Cuba, China, the Soviet Union who drove the anti-colonialist and anti-imperialist battle." - Meaning and context.">
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"Ahmed Ben Bella: Anti-French activist who became the first president of free Algeria" in The Independent (17 April 2012)
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I am not a Marxist but I am resolutely of the left. I am an Arab Muslim. I have always supported movements of the left and socialist countries such as Cuba, China, the Soviet Union who drove the anti-colonialist and anti-imperialist battle.

— Ahmed Ben Bella

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I am not a Marxist but I am resolutely of the left. I am an Arab Muslim. I have always supported movements of the left and socialist countries such as Cuba, China, the Soviet Union who drove the anti-colonialist and anti-imperialist battle." in the context of ""Ahmed Ben Bella: Anti-French activist who became the first president of free Algeria" in The Independent (17 April 2012)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Ahmed Ben Bella

About Ahmed Ben Bella

Ahmed Ben Bella (Arabic: أحمد بن بلّة) (25 December 1916 – 11 April 2012) was an Algerian politician, soldier, and socialist revolutionary who served as the first President of Algeria from 1963 to 1965. He is respected for his role in the anti-colonial struggle and was seen by many Arab intellectuals as one of the last original Arab nationalists.