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Catalonia Wants Independence from Spain; Catalonia vows to hold independence referendum against PM’s wishes according to UK news media outlet Sunday Express. Despite resistance from Spanish authorities the Catalonia whom are like Nigeria Biafra seeking independence and separation from it nation state Spain just like the Biafra wants to separate from Nigeria but however, Catalan are using different approach which might result to less violence and possibly them gaining independence away from Spain.
So who are the Catalan? According to Wikipedia: Catalonia ‘is an autonomous community of Spain located on the northeastern extremity of the Iberian Peninsula. It is designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy. Catalonia consists of four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona. The capital and largest city is Barcelona, the second-most populated municipality in Spain and the core of the seventh-most populous urban area in the European Union.
With a population of about 7. 523 million people as of 2016, it is one of the largest region in Spain and the struggle for independence is dated back to 1922 political movement when Francesc Macia founded Estat catala (Catalan State) following Franco’s death in 1975, Catalan political parties concentrated on autonomy rather than independence.
However, recently the rhetoric has changed as the party concentrate fully now on independence against warning from Spanish authorities. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s Conservative government in Madrid has Vowed to strike down any further secessionist challenges in court. Opinion pools have long clearly shown that most Catalan’s would like a vote for independence to determine their own future. With recent surveys showing majority support for secession struggle and a break away from Spain. Will that mean they will rejoin the European Union as nation state? In fact is too early to known. What happens to Spanish League if Barcelona which obviously would become the Capital of Catalonia would leave and other clubs leaving as a result of them been Catalans.
Of course, that will mean other nations like the United Kingdom will struggle to keep Hold of the Scottish people as Scotland will use that to champion their break away from the United Kingdom (UK in short). And likewise, the like of Biafra and other regions around the world which wish to break away from their nation states would use that as an example to champion their Independence struggle also. It can be a good thing and it can also be a bad thing, because secession can lead to war and long time bad relations between two neighboring states using Sudan and South Sudan as example.
