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' (They All Should Go), often written ''Yetnahaw ga3 !,'' is a slogan in
' (They All Should Go), often written ''Yetnahaw ga3 !,'' is a slogan in Algerian Arabic
Algerian Arabic (natively known as Dziria) is a dialect derived from the form of Arabic spoken in northern Algeria. It belongs to the Maghrebi Arabic language continuum and is partially mutually intelligible with Tunisian and Moroccan.
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(يتنحاو ڨاع), which appeared during the protests
A protest (also called a demonstration, remonstration or remonstrance) is a public expression of objection, disapproval or dissent towards an idea or action, typically a political one.
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that took place in Algeria from 2019 to early 2021. It has become a sort of rallying cry of internet surfers since the publication of a video on social media showing a young Algerian interrupting a local correspondent of the television channel Sky News Arabia
Sky News Arabia (stylised as Sky News عربية) ( ar, سكاي نيوز عربية ') is an Arabic 24-hour rolling news channel broadcast mainly in the Middle East and North Africa. It is a joint venture between UK-based Sky Group and Abu Dh ...
, on the evening of 11 March 2019 where ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Abdelaziz Bouteflika (; ar, عبد العزيز بوتفليقة, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Būtaflīqa ; 2 March 1937 – 17 September 2021) was an Algerian politician and diplomat who served as President of Algeria from 1999 to his resignation in 201 ...
announced he was giving up a fifth term. The idea behind this slogan is that anyone who has led or participated in any way in the governance of the country should be hunted.
History
On 11 March 2019, a 33-year-old Algerian citizen, Sofiane Bakir Turki, interrupted the direction of a journalist who commented on the event inModern Standard Arabic
Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Modern Written Arabic (MWA), terms used mostly by linguists, is the variety of standardized, literary Arabic that developed in the Arab world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; occasionally, it also re ...
in a large boulevard of Algiers, the young man affirming in Algerian Arabic: "Yetnahaw gaa!"..
"Yatnahaw gaa!" Is the departure of all those who have benefited, contributed, participated, strengthened and protected the ex-president during the 20 years of his reign, failing which, any attempt to transition to a democratic model risks to be torpedoed by these individuals when we speak of counter-revolution, it is of these that it is. The video made a buzz the day after the announcement of the president and went viral. Netizens used a hashtag #Yetnahaw_Ga3. This is the most common slogan in all the events. It has been used on banners since March 2019 and the local and international media often mention it to report on the events in Algeria.
At the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival
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, Algerian actors brandished signs and badges mentioning the slogan "Yetnahaw ga3!" in support of the Algerian protesters..''HuffPost
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'', (consulted 21 May 2019)
See also
* for "All Cops Are Bastards" * * '' Il est interdit d'interdire !'' ("it is forbidden to forbid!") – French aphorism and a slogan ofMay 68
Beginning in May 1968, a period of civil unrest occurred throughout France, lasting some seven weeks and punctuated by demonstrations, general strikes, as well as the occupation of universities and Occupation of factories, factories. At t ...
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References
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