Meeting in commemoration in Oujda

The uprising of 16 August 1953 in Oujda gave the measure of the deep impregnation of the populations of the region by the nationalist ideals embodied by the late H.M. Mohammed V.The High Commission for Former Resistance Fighters and Former Members of the Liberation Army organised a meeting in Oujda on Monday in commemoration of the 62nd anniversary of the uprising of 16 August 1953 in Oujda.This uprising, led by nationalists from the Oriental, gave the measure of the deep impregnation of the populations of the region by the nationalist ideals embodied by the late H.M. Mohammed V, who led the struggle for emancipation and independence in unison with his people. With this patriotic commitment, the Oriental region had become one of the most impregnable national fortresses in the face of the occupier's forces, which wanted to see it subdued and submitted. Likewise, the populations of this r…