Inal, Mauritania Explained

Inal
Native Name:إنال
Settlement Type:Commune and village
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mauritania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mauritania
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Department
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Cheikh Ely Baba
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:±00:00
Native Name Lang:ar

Inal is a village and rural commune in Mauritania, situated on the Mauritania Railway line from Nouadhibou to Zouerate.

On the night of November 27, 1990, 28 black soldiers arrested in the previous weeks were allegedly tortured, hung and buried in a "mass grave" at Inal, in a celebratory act of the nation's Independence Day.[1] Similar acts of ethnic cleansing were sanctioned by the Mauritanian government, as part of a larger campaign of terror and human rights abuses against black Mauritanians, from the late 1980s to the early 1990s.[2] [3]

Many survivors of such violence who live in the area and other affected communities still demand justice.[4] [5]

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21.25°N -71°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ces 28 militaires mauritaniens pendus le 28 novembre 1990. Bah. Abdoulaye. 2018-12-04. Global Voices. fr. 2018-12-15.
  2. Amnesty International Report 1990, London, Amnesty International Publications, 1990
  3. Book: Duteil, Mireille. Annuaire de l'Afrique du Nord. 1989. du CNRS. XXVIII. French. Chronique mauritanienne.
  4. Web site: Mauritania: Commemorating Inal's Massacre against Black Soldiers. Ahmed. Gedo. 2012-12-05. Global Voices. Global Voices. en. 2018-12-15.
  5. Web site: Mauritanie-indépendance: entre célébration de la fête nationale et souvenirs douloureux. Sidya. Cheikh. 2016-11-28. Le360 Afrique. fr. 2018-12-15.