Let's build the Catalan Republic! ( ca, Fem la República Catalana) was a

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on 11 September 2018, the

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, in support of

Catalan independence The Catalan independence movement ( ca, independentisme català; Spanish: ''independentismo catalán'') is a social and political movement (with roots in Catalan nationalism) which seeks the independence of Catalonia from Spain. The beginning ...

and the Catalan Republic passed by the

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on 27 October 2017. It was organized by the Catalan National Assembly (ANC), the main civil society organisations behind the massive pro-independence demonstrations held since 2012. The number of participants that took part in the demonstration was 1,000,000 according to the

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. Organisers said 460,000 people had registered beforehand for the event, using an online form.

Background

After winning a majority in the 2015 Parliament of Catalonia election, pro-referendum parties approved a project to hold the Catalan independence referendum on 1 October 2017. The outcome of the referendum gave the victory the independence option and the Parliament of Catalonia passed the

Catalan declaration of independence The Catalan declaration of independence ( ca, Declaració d'independència de Catalunya; es, Declaración de Independencia de Cataluña) was a resolution that was passed by the Parliament of Catalonia on 27 October 2017, which declared the inde ...

on 27 October 2017. The objective of the demonstration was to boost and show support for Catalan Republic. The demonstration followed similar protests in 2010,

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, the Catalan Way (2013), the Catalan Way 2014, the Free Way to the Catalan Republic (2015), the Go ahead, Catalan Republic (2016) and the National Day for Yes (2017).

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{{Catalan nationalism 2018 protests Catalan independence movement 2018 in Catalonia Politics of Catalonia Protests in Catalonia

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