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{{Infobox revolutionary|name=Ahmed Ben Bella|native_name=أحمد بن بلّة|image_size=200|birth_date=26 December 1916|birth_place=Maghnia, [[French Republic (1870–1940)|French]]-occupied Algeria|death_date=11 April 2012|death_place=Algiers, [[Algeria]]|political_orientation=[[Left-wing]] [[nationalism]]|political_party=[[National Liberation Front (Algeria)|FLN]]|image=Ahmed Ben Bella.jpg}} | {{Infobox revolutionary|name=Ahmed Ben Bella|native_name=أحمد بن بلّة|image_size=200|birth_date=26 December 1916|birth_place=Maghnia, [[French Republic (1870–1940)|French]]-occupied Algeria|death_date=11 April 2012|death_place=Algiers, [[Algeria]]|political_orientation=[[Left-wing]] [[nationalism]]|political_party=[[National Liberation Front (Algeria)|FLN]]|image=Ahmed Ben Bella.jpg}} | ||
'''Ahmed Ben Bella''' (26 December 1916 – 11 April 2012) was an Algerian revolutionary and the first leader of independent Algeria.<ref name=":12222">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2008|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World|chapter=Algiers|page=|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf|publisher=The New Press|isbn=9781595583420|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref> | '''Ahmed Ben Bella''' (26 December 1916 – 11 April 2012) was an Algerian revolutionary and the first leader of independent Algeria.<ref name=":12222">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2008|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World|chapter=Algiers|page=119–120|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf|publisher=The New Press|isbn=9781595583420|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref> | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Ben Bella was born on a small farm near the [[Kingdom of Morocco|Moroccan]] border. He fought in the [[Second World War]], where he was commended by [[Charles de Gaulle]].<ref name=":12222" / | Ben Bella was born on a small farm near the [[Kingdom of Morocco|Moroccan]] border. He fought in the [[Second World War]], where he was commended by [[Charles de Gaulle]].<ref name=":12222" /> | ||
== Independence struggle == | == Independence struggle == | ||
Ben Bella joined the [[national liberation]] movement in 1945 after the [[French Republic (1946–1958)|French]] massacred peaceful protestors in Sétif. He joined [[Messali Hadj]]'s [[Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Liberties]] and created an armed wing, which led to his imprisonment. After being released, he and eight other revolutionaries created the FLN. They began an open armed struggle on 1 November 1958 after the French defeat at Điện Biên Phủ.<ref name=":12222" / | Ben Bella joined the [[national liberation]] movement in 1945 after the [[French Republic (1946–1958)|French]] massacred peaceful protestors in Sétif. He joined [[Messali Hadj]]'s [[Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Liberties]] and created an armed wing, which led to his imprisonment. After being released, he and eight other revolutionaries created the FLN. They began an open armed struggle on 1 November 1958 after the French defeat at Điện Biên Phủ.<ref name=":12222" /> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||