Moroccan Intifada of 1984

The 1984 uprising in Morocco, also known as the Bread Uprising, the Hunger Uprising or the Students' Uprising, it is a group of protest movements that broke out on January 19, 1984 in a group of Moroccan cities, and reached its climax in the cities of Al Hoceima, Nador, Tetouan, Ksar el Kebir and Marrakesh. The events broke out in the beginning with student demonstrations, before other social strata joined them. The protests came in an economic context marked by the beginning of Morocco's implementation of the tedious structural adjustment policy, at the time, by the International Monetary Fund, whose repercussions were the high cost of living and the application of additional fees for education. The protests were met with great security violence and widespread arrests. 200 were killed in the uprising. Social protests had occurred throughout 1982-1983 while mass protests and labour strikes occurred weeks before the national rebellion.[1][2][3]

Moroccan Intifada of 1984
Date	January 19, 1984 – January 20, 1984
Location	Morocco
Caused by	Increase in food prices Government rises student fees IMF loan policy set in place
Goals	Reforms and abolish of monarchy Fresh general elections
Methods	Demonstrations, Riots, Strikes
Resulted in	Protests suppressed by force

See also

• 1965 Moroccan riots
• 1981 Moroccan riots
• 2011-2012 Moroccan protests
• Hirak Rif Movement

References

1. "Riot and Rebellion: Political Responses to Economic Crisis in North Africa, Tunisia, Morocco and Sudan" (PDF). La.Utexas. 1986.
2. "Morocco cancels food price increases that triggered riots". UPI News. January 23, 1984.
3. "The Rif rebellion of January 1984". Rif Times. January 8, 2020.