 By September, Bella was in "de facto" control of Algeria and was elected premier in a one-sided election on September 20, and was recognised by the U.S. on September 29.Algeria was admitted as the 109th member of the United Nations on October 8, 1962.Afterward, Ben Bella declared that Algeria would follow a neutral course in world politics; within a week he met with U.S. President John F. Kennedy, requesting more aid for Algeria with Fidel Castro and expressed approval of Castro's demands for the abandonment of Guantanamo Bay.