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Tazmamart
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Tazmamart () was a secret prison in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco holding political prisoners. The prison became a symbol of oppression in the political history of contemporary Morocco. It is located near the city of Er-Rich, between Errachida and Midelt. It was managed by commandant Feddoul and Hamidou Laanigri, both Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie officials.
Key facts
- Prison.prison_name
- Tazmamart
- Prison.location
- Tazmamart, near Er-Rich
- Prison.status
- Closed and destroyed
- Prison.opened
- Late 1970s
- Prison.managed_by
- Commandant FeddoulHamidou Laanigri
- Prison.country
- Morocco
- Prison.prisoners
- Ahmed MarzoukiAli Bourequat
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Morocco
- Located in
- Guers Tiaallaline
- Location
- Er-Rich
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- name in native language
- ⵜⴰⵣⵎⴰⵎⴰⵔⵜ
- inception
- 1972-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1991-09-15
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- Location
- History
- Human conditions
- Post-''Years of lead''
- Publications by former inmates
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Tazmamart () was a secret prison in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco holding political prisoners. The prison became a symbol of oppression in the political history of contemporary Morocco. It is located near the city of Er-Rich, between Errachida and Midelt. It was managed by commandant Feddoul and Hamidou Laanigri, both Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie officials.
== Location == The prison stood inside an army training area around 15 km south-west of the village of Tazmamart, close to Er-Rich on the edge of the High Atlas desert plateau. A 2014 field visit found only two razed concrete blocks and 33 unmarked graves at the site. Local villagers recalled that during the "Years of Lead" they were forbidden even to pronounce the name "Tazmamart".
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