Massacre of April 7, 1947

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The Massacre of April 7, 1947 (Moroccan Arabic: ضربة ساليغان‎) was a massacre of working-class Moroccan civilians committed by Senegalese Tirailleurs in the service of the French colonial empire that occurred in Casablanca, Morocco.[1][2] The attack was instigated by the French authorities in an attempt to disrupt the visit of Sultan Muhammad V to the Tangier International Zone to deliver the Tangier Speech demanding the independence of Morocco and the unification of its territories. [3]

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In the days leading up to the sultan's speech, French colonial forces in Casablanca, specifically Senegalese Tirailleurs serving the French colonial empire, carried out a massacre of working class Moroccans. The massacre lasted for about 24 hours from 7–8 April 1947, as the tirailleurs fired randomly into residential buildings in working-class neighborhoods, killing 180 Moroccan civilians. The conflict was instigated in attempt to sabotage the Sultan's journey to Tangier, though after having returned to Casablanca to comfort the families of the victims, the Sultan then proceeded to Tangier to deliver the historic speech.[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ "«ضربة ساليغان».. مجزرة خلفت أزيد من 2000 ضحية بالبيضاء". مغرس. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  2. ^ "أحداث 7 أبريل 1947 بالدار البيضاء: صفحة مشرقة في سجل الكفاح الوطني من أجل الحرية والاستقلال". مغرس. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  3. ^ "The 1947 French massacre in Casablanca". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  4. ^ Atlasinfo. "Evènements du 7 avril 1947 à Casablanca, un tournant décisif dans la lutte pour la liberté et l'indépendance". Atlasinfo.fr: l'essentiel de l'actualité de la France et du Maghreb (in French). Retrieved 16 March 2019.[verification needed]
  5. ^ Revisiting the colonial past in Morocco. Maghraoui, Driss. London: Routledge. 2013. p. 151. ISBN 9780415638470. OCLC 793224528.CS1 maint: others (link)[verification needed]
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