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| − | '''Mohamed Ahmed Ben Bella''' (born 1918) became the first [[President]] of [[Algeria]] and is recognized as the Father of that nation. He was born there and educated with other [[Muslim]]s by [[Europe]]an teachers before eventually failing a key [[exam]] and dropping out. He served with distinction in the [[French]] [[army]] before leading Algeria to [[independence]] as a founder of its [[liberation]] group, [[Front de Libération Nationale]] (FLN).
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