The recovery of the province of Oued Eddahab in 1979 constitutes a historic milestone in the process of achieving the independence and territorial integrity of the Kingdom. The commemoration of the 43rd anniversary of this event on Sunday is an opportunity to highlight the mobilization of Moroccans and their constant vigilance around the first national cause, indicates a press release from the High Commission for former resistance fighters and former members of the Army of release (HCAR). On August 14, 1979, the ulemas, notables and tribal chiefs of the province of Oued Eddahab had gone to the Royal Palace in Rabat to present to the late HM Hassan II their oath of allegiance and to reaffirm their ties of unwavering attachment to the Glorious Alaouite Throne. By this solemn and highly patriotic act, the inhabitants of Oued Eddahab signified that they would never sell off their Moroccan identity, by affirming to the whole world that the Sahara has always been Moroccan and that it will remain so forever, despite the adversary maneuvers. It was a historic moment immortalized by the speech in which the late Sovereign said: “We have just received, on this blessed day, your oath of allegiance, which We will preserve and keep preciously, as a sacred deposit. From now on, you must honor this oath.
On Our side, We also make it our duty to guarantee your defense and your security and to work tirelessly for your well-being. Be therefore, My dear sons, welcome to your homeland. Let us give thanks to the Almighty for having showered us with his blessings by linking the south of Our country to his northern homeland and by restoring the blood ties between his sons”. During this ceremony, the late HM Hassan II also proceeded to the distribution of weapons to the representatives of the tribes, a strong and symbolic gesture of the continuation of the fight for the defense of territorial integrity and the establishment of security in the recovered provinces. A few months passed before the meeting between the architect of the glorious Green March and the sons of the province of Oued Eddahab was renewed on the occasion of the historic visit made by the late Sovereign to Dakhla. This visit consecrated, once again, the perfect symbiosis between the glorious Throne and the sons of the southern provinces. This unbreakable bond, which constitutes the cement of the cohesion of the Nation, has defeated all the maneuvers hatched by the enemies of the territorial integrity of Morocco. Since then, the Kingdom has worked for the economic and social promotion of its southern provinces, with a view to integrating them into the process of global and sustainable development.
The historic return of this dear part of the Moroccan territory to the homeland was the result of a long-term struggle engaged 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 to 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 on April 15, 1958, then Sidi Ifni on June 30, 1969 and the other parts of the Moroccan Sahara thanks to the epic of the Green March on November 6, 1975, notes the press release. Today, 43 years after the recovery of the province of Oued Eddahab, development efforts have continued in this dear part of the Moroccan territory, with a view to erecting it into a real economic pole. Since then, the province has lived to the rhythm of a significant and sustained development process, marked by the construction of major infrastructure and large-scale projects, with a view to establishing a resilient regional economy, a provider of wealth and employment. jobs. The new development model for the southern provinces, launched by HM King Mohammed VI in Laâyoune, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Green March, also laid the groundwork for the development process aimed at strengthening the various aspects related to the 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 construction and development. economy in different areas.
This great event has deep meanings, insofar as the HCAR ensures that these lessons are transmitted to rising and future generations, the aim being to further revive the national spirit and consolidate their attachment to the identity and the rooted constants of the Nation. In this regard, the regional delegation of the High Commission for former resistance fighters and former members of the Liberation Army in Dakhla-Oued Eddahab has drawn up a rich and diversified program, covering a meeting at the headquarters of the wilaya, during which Royal Wissams will be given to members of the Resistance family and tributes will be paid to other Resistance fighters. Similarly, the inauguration of the project relating to the extension of the space dedicated to the memory of the resistance and liberation in the municipality of Bir Gandouz will be carried out and the reading of a press release on behalf of the family of former resistance fighters and members of the Liberation Army, in the presence of resistance members from the twelve regions of the Kingdom.