Tag: catalonia
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Catalans, Rohingyas and other minority eruptions – Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa Minorities, or those who feel they have become minorities, are erupting across the world; English-speaking Camerounians in Africa, the Rohingya in Asia, the Kurds in the Arab world and the Catalans in Europe. Today in Catalonia, one of the wealthiest of Spain’s 17 autonomous regions, the right to self-determination is no longer…
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Catalans wins independence as 90% vote ‘Yes’ to break away from Spain
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says the Spanish region has won the right to statehood following a contentious referendum that was marred by violence. He said the door had been opened to a unilateral declaration of independence. Catalan officials later said 90% of those who voted backed independence in Sunday’s vote. The turnout was 42.3%. Spain’s…
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Homage to Catalonia and Separation – Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa. A coalition of political parties in Catalonia, Spain, backed by the Regional Government on Tuesday, July 3, 2017 introduced a bill for a referendum on independence in October. The bill provides for a declaration of independence within 48 hours if the “Yes’ votes win, or an early election to form a new…