The 1984 uprising in Nador: more than just a bread revolt

Abstract

This article analyzes the origin, evolution, and consequences of the 1984 uprising in the case of Nador province, in the Rif region of Northern Morocco. By focusing on the structural causes that affected this mobilization at the local level, the sectors of the population that participated in it, and the framework of the demands expressed during the protest cycle, this study finds that not only the economic constraints, but also the peripheral situation of the region and its weak integration into the structure of the state constitute explicative factors of the outbreak of this revolt in the Rif.