39 Years Later, Morocco’s Attachment and Commitment to the Sahara Stand Strong
February 23, 2016
moroccoonthemove.com - Morocco On The Move News & Analysis MOTM Blog Development 39 Years Later, Morocco’s Attachment and Commitment to the Sahara Stand Strong Thirty-nine years ago today, on November 6, 1975, some 350,000 Moroccan citizens and nearly 20,000 Moroccan troops walked several miles into what was then known as Spanish Sahara in a peaceful demonstration in support of Morocco’s efforts to take back its southern provinces from the Spanish colonizer and the Polisario rebel movement.