Rabat – Al-Barid Bank Group announced that it will issue a new stamp on November 6, in commemoration of the 46th anniversary of the Green March.
In a press release the bank announced that the special-issue stamp depicts the grand Es-Semara mosque, the largest mosque in Morocco’s southern regions, which was inaugurated in 2014.
The Al-Barid Bank Group marked the anniversary of the Green March to express their support for Morocco’s national territorial unity.
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The Al-Barid banking group has issued numerous stamps in commemoration of the Green March since 1975. The stamp adds to a collection of over 50 stamps that celebrate Morocco’s southern regions’ cultural heritage and civilization.
The stamp’s imagery underscores the multitude of projects realized in the southern regions of Morocco.
In the same press release, the group announced that the issuing of new stamps will also include Amazigh, one of Morocco’s official languages.
The Green March
The Green March in Morocco is celebrated on November 6, of every year.
The Green March marks a historical event in Morocco commemorating a peaceful march whereby thousands of Moroccans marched to liberate Morocco’s Spanish-occupied pre-colonial southern territories of the country in 1975.
The Green March commemorates a mass demonstration inspired by the late Moroccan King Hassan II. The speech inspired over 350.000 moroccos to head to the occupied territories in the southern regions of Morocco, forcing Spanish-occupying forces to retreat.
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The Green March is famous for being the largest peaceful protest in the history of the North African country.
Protestors were unarmed, carrying only flags, pictures of the late Moroccan King Hassan II, and copies of the Quran. Thus, the religious dimension of the protest inspired the name “Green March.”
Years after the Green March, the event remains a source of pride for Moroccans as they commemorate their ancestors’ peaceful march.
