King Hassan II of Morocco launched the Green March, sending roughly 350,000 unarmed civilians into Spanish-controlled Western Sahara to press Morocco's claim to the territory.
Sources: Jadaliyya (Arab Studies Institute) ; Morocco World News
PoliticsOn this day — November 6 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
The UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 1761, condemning apartheid in South Africa and calling on member states to end economic and military ties with Pretoria.
Sources: United Nations (General Assembly, A/RES/1761 (XVII) text) ; South African History Online (E. S. Reddy, 'United Nations and the African National Congress')
PoliticsAnti-apartheid activists Vuyisile Mini, Wilson Khayinga, and Zinakile Mkaba, the first Umkhonto we Sizwe members sentenced to death, were hanged in Pretoria despite international appeals for clemency.
Sources: South African History Online ; Anti-Apartheid Movement Archives (Bodleian Library)
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