 The recovery of the province of Oued Eddahab in 1979 is a historic milestone in the process of achieving independence and territorial integrity of the Kingdom.
The commemoration Saturday of the 42nd anniversary of this event is an opportunity to highlight the mobilization of Moroccans and their constant vigilance around the first national cause, said a statement of the Office of the High Commissioner for Former Resistance and Liberation Army (HCAR).
On August 14, 1979, ulemas, notables and tribal chiefs of the province of Oued Eddahab went to the Royal Palace in Rabat to present to the late HM Hassan II their oath of allegiance and reaffirm their unwavering attachment to the Glorious Alawite Throne.
By this solemn and highly patriotic act, the inhabitants of Oued Eddahab made it clear that they would never give up their Moroccan identity, affirming to the whole world that the Sahara has always been Moroccan and will remain so forever, despite the maneuvers of the adversaries.
On March 4, 1980, the late Sovereign went to meet the population of Oued Eddahab during an official visit to Dakhla on the occasion of the Throne Day. This visit had breathed a unifying impetus into national unity, marking a grand reunion between the unifier of the country and his loyal subjects and attesting once again to the attachment of the populations of the southern provinces to the mother country.
The historic return of this beloved part of the Moroccan territory to the motherland was the result of a long struggle undertaken over several decades by Morocco to complete its independence and territorial integrity.
The celebration of this anniversary is an opportunity to remember the high significance of this event which embodies the unwavering attachment of the population of the province to the Sovereign and the Alaouite Throne and their constant mobilization for the defense of the territorial integrity of the Kingdom, during the recovery of the city of Tarfaya in 1958, then Sidi Ifni in 1969 and other parts of the Moroccan Sahara through the epic of the Green March in 1975, notes the release.
Today, 42 years after the recovery of the province of Oued Eddahab, development efforts have continued in this expensive part of the Moroccan territory, in order to establish it as a real economic hub.
Since then, the province lives at the pace of a process of significant and sustained development, marked by the realization of important infrastructure and major projects, to establish a resilient regional economy, providing wealth and jobs.
The new development model of the southern provinces, launched by HM the King in Laayoune, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Green March, has also set the stage for the development process, aimed at strengthening the various aspects related to social, economic, cultural and environmental.
The commemoration of the recovery of the province of Oued Eddahab is an opportunity to strengthen the mobilization to preserve the unity of the Kingdom, to remember the national values and to move forward in the process of building and economic development in different areas.
This great event has deep meanings, as the HCAR is keen to pass on these teachings to the rising and future generations, with the aim of further reviving the national spirit and consolidating their attachment to the identity and the rooted constants of the Nation.
In this regard, the regional delegation of the Office of the High Commissioner for Former Resistance Fighters and Former Members of the Liberation Army in Dakhla-Oued Eddahab, has developed together with the spaces dedicated to the historical memory of the resistance and liberation at the regional level, a rich and diverse program, focusing on cultural activities, in addition to a video conference on "the resistance in the southern provinces of Morocco, roles and contributions.
On this occasion, financial and social aid will be distributed to members of the resistance movement and the liberation army.
In addition, the regional and provincial delegations and local offices of the HCAR have developed, together with the network of spaces dedicated to the historical memory of the resistance and liberation which includes 95 units on the national territory, programs of educational, cultural and communication activities, in coordination and partnership with government departments, public institutions, elected bodies, associations and civil society organizations.
-News concerning Western Sahara/Corcas
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