'''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 Muslims by European 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). | '''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 Muslims by European 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). |