What the records say
- When
- 7 Apr 1947 – 8 Apr 1947
- Kind
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 33.60° N, 7.62° W
- Description
- colonial massacre in Casablanca, Morocco
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1947 Casablanca massacre
Murder of 180 civilians on 7 April 1947
The Massacre of April 7, 1947 was a massacre of working-class Moroccan civilians in Casablanca committed by Senegalese Tirailleurs in the service of the French colonial empire. The attack was instigated by the French authorities in an attempt to disrupt the visit of Sultan Mohammad V to the Tangier International Zone to deliver the Tangier Speech demanding the independence of Morocco and the unification of its territ…
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