EVENT INFORMATION

8
April
1971

The first World Romani Congress advances international Roma self-representation

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📅 8 April 1971 📍 United Kingdom

Roma delegates gathered near London in a landmark international congress. Participants affirmed a shared flag and anthem and developed cooperation against discrimination. The event strengthened Roma capacity to speak for themselves across state borders. It challenged stigmatizing classifications and exclusion while affirming that a people subjected to persecution could define their own identity and political priorities.

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People in this event

Grattan Puxon

Slobodan Berberski

Organizations in this Event

First World Romani Congress

Gypsy Council