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Rabat – Thousands of Moroccans living in France are preparing to take part in a large celebration march in Paris on Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of Morocco’s historic Green March.
According to a statement from the think tank Damlej, the event aims to honor the spirit of the 1975 Green March, launched by the late King Hassan II. The gathering will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Human Rights Square in Trocadéro, a symbolic location representing peace and human values.
The statement explained that this historic march stands as a symbol of a united and peaceful Morocco moving confidently toward the future.
Participants will follow a route that includes Avenue des Nations Unies, Pont d’Iéna, Quai Branly, and the Champ de Mars square.
Organizers stated that the Paris celebration is also a moment to pass the memory of the Green March on to younger generations of Moroccans living abroad, helping them understand and carry forward its message.
The Green March was a peaceful mass demonstration to claim its sovereignty over the Western Sahara, then under Spanish control. At the call of King Hassan II, around 350,000 unarmed Moroccans, men and women from all regions of the country, marched toward the territory carrying Moroccan flags, Qurans, and pictures of the King.
This year’s Green March celebrations are particularly special as they coincide with the recent adoption of Resolution 2797 by the United Nations Security Council, backing Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara as the foundation to solving the conflict.
The resolution was adopted with eleven votes in favor, including France, the UK, and the US, and no opposition. Three countries abstained, including Pakistan, China, and Russia, while Algeria did not participate in the vote.
Shortly after the resolution’s adoption, King Mohammed VI addressed the nation in a speech declaring a historic turning point in the long-running Western Sahara dispute.
“There is a before October 31, 2025 era, and an after October 30,” the King said, adding that Morocco is “starting a new chapter in the process of consolidating the Moroccanness of the Sahara, and closing, once and for all, this fabricated conflict, within the framework of a consensual solution based on the Autonomy Initiative.”
