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5-582: Zemla , Žemla , Zemła , or Żemła may refer to Zemla Intifada (Zemla Uprising), disturbances in 1970 in the Zemla district in Sahara Anna Żemła-Krajewska (born 1979), Polish judoka Gustaw Zemła (born 1931), Polish sculptor Ladislav Žemla (1887–1955), Czech tennis player See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Zemla Zemlya (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
10-491: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Zemla Intifada The Zemla Intifada (or the Zemla Uprising) is the name used to refer to disturbances of 17 June 1970, which culminated in a massacre (between 2 and 11 persons were killed) by Spanish Legion forces in the Zemla district of El Aaiun , Spanish Sahara (modern-day Western Sahara ). Leaders of
15-718: The Harakat Tahrir ' s leaders. Demonstrators responded to the police's actions by throwing stones at the police. The Spanish authorities called in the Spanish Foreign Legion who opened fire on the demonstrators, killing at least eleven people. In the days following the incident, the Harakat Tahrir' s founder Muhammad Bassiri , and other Harakat Tahrir activists, were hunted down by Spanish security forces. Bassiri disappeared in jail after being arrested in 1970. The Zemla demonstration led to
20-541: The previous secret organization Harakat Tahrir called for a demonstration to read out a petition of goals in response against the Spanish occupation of Western Sahara . On 17 June 1970, this petition was read to the Spanish governor-general of the colony, General José María Pérez de Lema y Tejero , peacefully. After the demonstration was being dispersed by orders from Spain's governor-general, police moved in to arrest
25-461: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Zemla . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zemla&oldid=1215836433 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
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