Berber Spring

Berber Spring
Part of the history of Algeria (1962–99)
Celebration of the Berber Spring in Azazga in 2016.
Date10 March – 20 April 1980
Location
Caused byArabization
GoalsEnd to the suppression of the Berber languages and culture
MethodsDemonstrations, general strike
Resulted inViolently repressed
Parties

Berbers

  • Académie Berbère d’Echanges et de Recherches Culturelles
Lead figures
Casualties
Death(s)128
InjuriesThousands

The Berber Spring (in Berber: Tafsut Imaziɣen or simply Tafsut for "Spring") was a period of political protest and civil activism in 1980, claiming recognition of the Berber identity and language in Algeria, with events mainly taking place in Kabylia and Algiers.


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