Series Title | Catalan News Agency |
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Series Details | 11.09.15 |
Publication Date | 11/09/2015 |
Content Type | News |
Hundreds of thousands of Yes supporters in Catalonia hit the streets on 11 September 2015 in a new historical rally organised two weeks before a crucial election that was being framed as a ‘de facto’ referendum on independence. The ‘Via Lliure cap a la República Catalana’ (Gateway to the Catalan Republic) covered a 5.2k length of one of Barcelona’s main avenues, the Meridiana. People poured into the city waving the independence flag, known in Catalan as ‘estelada’. The Catalan News Agency claimed more than one million people filled the street of Barcelona. The rally was the third annual large demonstration in support of independence that Catalans organise on 11 September, their National day. In previous years, up to 1.5 million people demonstrated in the streets. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.catalannewsagency.com/politics/item/massive-turnout-at-catalan-independence-demonstration |
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Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
Countries / Regions | Spain |