Ben Bella

American  

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

noun

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

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Ben Bella British  

/ bɛn ˈbɛlə /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Algeria's football-loving President Ahmed Ben Bella scheduled two friendly matches for the occasion - one in Oran on 15 June, and one in the capital, Algiers, four days later.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2022

After France conceded independence to Algeria in 1962, she worked for the ministry of health under the newly independent country’s first president, Ahmed Ben Bella, and was granted Algerian citizenship.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2022

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