The Moroccan people join the family of the resistance and the Liberation Army to commemorate the 43rd anniversary of the recovery of Sidi Ifni, a glorious event that marked the process of completion of the territorial integrity of the Kingdom.
 
That memorable day, which saw the national flag hoisted June 30, 1969 up to the skies over Sidi Ifni, is commemorated every year with joy and pride by all Moroccans, who pay a vibrant tribute to the brave patriots, men and women who made great sacrifices in the service of the national cause, headed the liberator of the nation, the late King Mohammed V and his companion, late King Hassan II, may God bless them both.
 
Due to its strategic location and its resources, the city of Sidi Ifni was, since the beginning of the colonial adventure, coveted by Spain, which occupied it in 1934 and then declared it "capital of the North African Spanish Government". This proclamation offended the dignity of nationalists who were quick to challenge the colonial fait accompli.
 
 
Thus the tribes of the region constantly demanded their legitimate integration to Morocco, motherland, despite arbitrary plans designed by the colonial powers to dismember the kingdom and cut it into several zones of occupation, with a view to preventing its resurgence as an influential nation.
 
The will of the people of the region was evidenced by the heroic actions of resistance men who marked with their deeds this crucial period in the history of Morocco, despite their modest means.
 
The uprising in 1957 of the tribes of Ait Baamrane, supported by the Moroccan people and the family of resistance in particular, led by the Alawite throne ended the desires of the colonizer. Coupled with diplomatic action at the highest level, the popular movement helped create the conditions to recovery Sidi Ifni.
 
Indeed, in 1963, late King Hassan II took the opportunity of a stopover in Madrid to remind the head of the Spanish government of the time that Morocco was planning , legitimately, to bring Sidi Ifni back under its sovereignty.
 
Through intense negotiations under the aegis of the United Nations the Kingdom managed to assert its natural and legitimate right to recover that part of its territory (Sidi Ifni Sakia El Hamra and Oued Ed-Dahab).
The national colors were hoisted June 30, 1969 in the skies of Sidi Ifni, to the delight of the Moroccan people.
 
The process of recovering other parties was heavily promoted through the diplomatic campaign by Morocco, which managed to raise the question of national sovereignty as a priority on the international agenda, beating all maneuvers to undermine the integrity of Morocco and its territorial unity.
 
The recovery of Sidi Ifni was thus a starting point on the path of struggle for the completion of the territorial integrity, which was completed on November 6, 1975 by the glorious Green March, peaceful process and memorable epic stressing the wise path chosen by the Kingdom to enforce its rights and unwavering commitment of the Moroccan people to make every effort to make the national cause win.