Berber Spring

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Berber Spring
Part of the history of Algeria (1962–99)
Celebration of the Berber Spring in Azazga in 2016.
Date	10 March – 20 April 1980
Location	Kabylia
Caused by	Arabization
Goals	End to the suppression of the Berber languages and culture
Methods	Demonstrations, general strike
Resulted in	Violently repressed
Parties
Berbers Académie Berbère d’Echanges et de Recherches Culturelles  Algeria National Liberation Front Armed Forces
Lead figures
Mouloud Mammeri Chadli Bendjedid Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani
Casualties
Death(s)	128
Injuries	Thousands

The Berber Spring (in Berber: Tafsut Imaziɣen or simply Tafsut for "Spring") was a period of political protest and civil activism in 1980, claiming recognition of the Berber identity and language in Algeria, with events mainly taking place in Kabylia and Algiers.