Ahmed Ben Bella

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Later he became Prime Minister, and was later elected President. He was deposed by Houari Boumédiènne in 1965, and put under house arrest until 1980, when he went to exile to Switzerland. He lived 10 years in Lausanne, he was allowed to return in 1990. He remained outside politics until 2003 when he was elected President of the International Campaign Against Aggression on Iraq at its Cairo Conference. Ben Bella has described himself numerous times in interviews as an Islamist of a mild and peace loving flavor. Despite his former one party state he now vocally advocates for democracy in Algeria. He has described the militant voice rising in the Islamic world as having developed from an incorrect and faulty interpretation of Islam. Ben Bella is the author of many articles including Islam and the Algerian Revolution.

Related Topics:
Houari Boumédiènne - 1965 - 1980 - Switzerland - Lausanne - 1990 - International Campaign Against Aggression on Iraq - Cairo - Islamist - One party state - Islam

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