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Oct 27, 2017 · The situation first escalated on Oct. 1, when nearly 90% of Catalonian voters backed independence from Spain in a controversial and disputed referendum. Catalonia officials say turnout was about ...
Oct 18, 2019 · Catalonia's independence movement is back in the headlines after Spain's Supreme Court jailed nine separatist leaders, prompting days of protests. The crisis first flared in October 2017, when a ...
The Catalan independence movement ( Catalan: independentisme català; [ a] Spanish: independentismo catalán; Occitan: independentisme catalan) is a social and political movement (with roots in Catalan nationalism) which seeks the independence of Catalonia from Spain . The beginnings of separatism in Catalonia can be traced back to regionalist ...
Oct 27, 2017 · Oct. 19: Spain says it will begin to take control of Catalonia after Puigdemont threatens to declare independence if the central government is unwilling to enter into talks with Catalan officials.
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May 10, 2024 · Catalonia's pro-independence president Carles Puigdemont, backed by the separatist-controlled regional assembly, announced an independence referendum, sending shockwaves across Europe. About 2.3 ...
Oct 2, 2017 · Decades of separatist tensions have come to a head, with increasing support for the pro-independence cause. In November 2014, Catalonia's government held an informal referendum in which more than ...
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The Catalan declaration of independence ( Catalan: Declaració d'independència de Catalunya; Spanish: Declaración de Independencia de Cataluña) was a resolution that was passed by the Parliament of Catalonia on 27 October 2017. While the text proclaims the independence of Catalonia from Spain and the establishment of an independent Catalan ...
