Green March
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The Green March was a 1975 mass demonstration organized by Morocco in which hundreds of thousands of unarmed civilians crossed into Spanish Sahara to pressure Spain into relinquishing control of the territory.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mass demonstration
→
nonviolent protest → political event → |
| alsoKnownAs |
La Marche Verte
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| commemoratedOn |
November 6
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| commemorationCountry |
Morocco
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| country |
Morocco
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| endDate |
1975-11-09
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| followedBy |
Madrid Accords of 1975
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| formerColonialPowerTargeted |
Spain
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| hasPoliticalSignificanceIn |
Morocco
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| historicalPeriod |
Cold War era
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| immediateTrigger |
Spanish plans for a referendum in Western Sahara
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| internationalReaction |
concern at risk of conflict between Morocco and Spain
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| languageOfName |
Arabic
→
French → |
| leader |
King Hassan II of Morocco
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| legalContext |
International Court of Justice advisory opinion on Western Sahara (1975)
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| location |
Spanish Sahara
→
Western Sahara → |
| mediaCoverage |
extensive international media attention
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| method |
mass civilian march
→
nonviolent pressure → |
| numberOfParticipants |
hundreds of thousands
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| opposedBy |
Polisario Front
→
Sahrawi nationalists → |
| organizedBy |
King Hassan II of Morocco
→
Kingdom of Morocco → |
| participantsDescription |
unarmed civilians
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| participantsOrigin |
Morocco
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| precededBy |
International Court of Justice advisory opinion on Western Sahara
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| purpose |
to assert Moroccan claims over Western Sahara
→
to pressure Spain to relinquish control of Spanish Sahara → |
| region |
North Africa
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| relatedTo |
Madrid Accords
→
Western Sahara conflict → decolonization of Africa → |
| result |
Spain agreed to negotiate the Madrid Accords
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Spain began process of withdrawing from Spanish Sahara → territory was later administered by Morocco and Mauritania → |
| riskManagement |
participants were instructed to remain unarmed
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| sloganOrSymbol |
green color symbolizing Islam
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| startDate |
1975-11-06
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| subjectOf |
numerous historical and political studies
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| territorialClaim |
Moroccan claim over Western Sahara
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| typeOfTerritoryInvolved |
disputed territory
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| year |
1975
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Spanish Sahara
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event |
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Madrid Accords
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follows |