Ben Bella

American

[ben bel-lah, bel-uh] / bɛn ˈbɛl lɑ, ˈbɛl ə /

noun

Ahmed 1916–2012, Algerian statesman: premier 1962–63; president 1963–65.

Ben Bella British

/ bɛn ˈbɛlə /

noun

Mohammed Ahmed (ˈɑːmɪd). 1916–2012, Algerian statesman: first prime minister (1962–65) and president (1963–65) of independent Algeria: overthrown and imprisoned (1965–80)

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Ben Bella

They spent a brief period in Algeria - where they were offered sanctuary by the country's first post-independence President, Ahmed Ben Bella.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025

Ahmed Ben Bella became president of the newly sovereign Algeria, and appointed the 26-year-old Bouteflika as his minister of foreign affairs.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2021

It may not have been a right metaphor, but when we saw Yalta and we saw Eastern Europe, we saw China, we saw Ben Bella up in Algeria.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2021

Soon, leaders of African revolutionary movements were honoured guests in Havana – notably Ben Bella and Houari Boumédiènne from Algeria, and Agostinho Neto from Angola, in full rebellion against the Portuguese.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 26, 2016

Another example is the Algerian revolution, led by Ben Bella; they threw out the French who had been there over 100 years.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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