The Moroccan people celebrate, Wednesday, in a climate of fervent enthusiasm and constant mobilization, the 49th anniversary of the Green March, a flagship event in the annals of the national struggle for the completion of the territorial integrity of the Kingdom.
Initiated by the genius of the late HM Hassan II to liberate the southern provinces from Spanish colonial rule, this event will remain forever engraved in the History of Morocco in that it embodies the exemplary symbiosis between the Alawite Throne and the people Moroccan and unanimity around the constants and sacred values of the nation.
On November 6, 1975, masses of volunteers armed with their faith converged from all regions of the country in an organized manner towards the southern provinces to write in patriotic enthusiasm one of the most beautiful pages of Morocco’s struggle for the completion of its territorial integrity.
The commemoration of this anniversary, rich in lessons, certainly constitutes an opportunity to remember past glories, but also and above all to continue the mobilization to consolidate the foundations of a modern Morocco, under the enlightened leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed. VI.
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In front of huge crowds carrying the Holy Koran and the national flag, the colonial authorities had no other choice than to comply with the will of the King and the people and proclaim the end of colonization of the southern provinces.
This event, which marked a historic turning point, reflects the determination, will and faith of Moroccans, as well as their total mobilization for the recovery of their dispossessed lands.
The glorious epic of liberation unfolded in a peaceful and orderly manner, carried by the unshakeable faith of the volunteers in the justice of their cause and the right of Morocco to recover its southern provinces.
The national flag was raised in the sky of Laâyoune on February 28, 1976, followed by the recovery of Oued Ed-dahab on August 14, 1979, thus marking the end of the occupation and the foreign presence in these provinces.
Today, this epic continues unabated with constant efforts to thwart the maneuvers of adversaries of the territorial integrity of the Kingdom, under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
Morocco remains determined to defend its legitimate rights, by asserting its unanimity around its territorial integrity, its resolute desire to defend the Moroccan character of its Sahara and its serious commitment to putting an end to this artificial regional dispute which the adversaries of the Kingdom which opposes Morocco’s right to its territory.
The Green March also continues with the launch of a new development dynamic which makes the southern provinces one of the regions of the Kingdom with the best results in terms of social achievements, health and housing services, growth, employment, and economic attractiveness.
Thanks to the ambitious economic development model launched by the Sovereign, the Moroccan Sahara is on the verge of becoming a true regional and international hub and a bridge between the Kingdom and its African depths.
With MAP
