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Algerian Independence Leader Ahmed Ben Bella Dead at 93

HeadlineApr 12, 2012

Algerian independence leader and former president Ahmed Ben Bella has died at the age of 93. Bella helped lead the fight for Algerian independence from France and served as the country’s first president in 1962.

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