The 1981 Moroccan riots (Arabic: احتجاجات 1981 بالمغرب, also referred to as شهداء كوميرة The Bread Martyrs), also known as the Casablanca bread riots, broke out on June 20, 1981, in Casablanca, Morocco—a major event in the Years of Lead under Hassan II of Morocco. The revolt was driven by price increases in basic food supplies. This intifada was the first of two IMF riots in Morocco—dubbed the "Hunger Revolts" by the international press, with the second taking place in 1984, primarily in northern cities such as Nador, Al Hoceima, Tetouan, and Ksar el-Kebir.
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