Ahmed Ben Bella - Youth

Youth

Ben Bella was born in Maghnia, in western Algeria, during the height of the French colonial period. He attended school in Tlemcen and was disturbed by the discrimination towards Muslims by his European teacher. He failed his brevet exam, and subsequently dropped out of school.

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