Morocco - Birthday of The Green Walk

A special stamp of Morocco to commemorate the 27th Birthday of Green Walk was launched on Nov 7, 2002. The Green Walk event was started way back in November 6, 1975.

Green Walk Anniversary (source - wns)

What is the Green Walk event actually?

According to a source (afrogouvernace) - The green Walk indicates a peaceful step thrown by the Moroccan king Hassan II on November 6th, 1975 with the intention of appending the territory of Western Sahara occupied by Spain. The Moroccans consider this Green Walk as being a recovery of the territories of which Morocco estimates who their comeback historically.

The king solicited the departure of 350 000 Moroccan civil volunteers armed with the Koran and with the Moroccan flag towards Western Sahara which Spain did not want to leave. Purpose was to put pressure on the Spanish administration so that it decolonizes Western Sahara and restores it in Morocco.

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