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Thousands of young people from the impoverished shanty towns surrounding Casablanca formed large mobs and proceeded to destroy symbols of wealth in the city, including buses, banks, pharmacies, grocery stores, and expensive cars. Police and military units fired into the crowds. The government's
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The state's response to extreme violence in Casablanca in 1981 led to a shift in urban governance strategies in marginalized areas like Hay Mohammadi. The state recognized the need for a new approach, focusing on territorializing its power by making its presence visible through administrative
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restructuring and monumental urban works. This approach aimed to exert greater control and security in these areas, emphasizing the state's authority and influence.
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official death toll was 66, while the opposition reported a much higher number of 637. Most of the fatalities were youths from the slums shot to death.
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riots in Morocco—dubbed the "Hunger Revolts" by the international press—the
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Le Maroc actuel : Une modernisation au miroir de la tradition ?
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Clément, Jean-François (2013-09-18), Santucci, Jean-Claude (ed.),
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Morocco was economically strained from six years in the
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Morocco
Moroccan
Morocco
Moroccan government
Auxiliary Forces
Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie
Groupes urbains de sécurité
Arabic
Casablanca
Morocco
Years of Lead
Hassan II of Morocco
intifada
IMF
second taking place in 1984
Nador
Al Hoceima
Tetouan
Ksar el-Kebir
Western Sahara War
""A 'Black Saturday' Shadows the Future Of Hassan's Morocco""
"احتجاجات 1981 بالمغرب.. "شهداء الكوميرا""
Morocco: Challenges to tradition and modernity
ISBN
9781317573975




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