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Morocco's strategic location near the mouth of the Mediterranean drew renewed European interest; in 1912, France and Spain divided the country into respective protectorates, reserving an international zone in Tangier. Following intermittent riots and revolts against colonial rule, in 1956, Morocco regained its independence and reunified.
A national identity program existed in Morocco since the late 1970s, the Moroccan national identity card was instituted as n° 1-73-560 and signed by King Hassan II on 15 February 1977 following a meeting with the Council of Ministers on 13 March 1975. [7] [15] A semi-electronic identity system was introduced in 1996 with a paper fingerprint ...
The Proclamation of Independence of Morocco ( Arabic: وثيقة الاستقلال, French: Manifeste de l'Indépendance du Maroc ), also translated as the Manifesto of Independence of Morocco or Proclamation of January 11, 1944, is a document in which Moroccan nationalists called for the independence of Morocco in its national entirety under ...
Hassan II ( Arabic: الحسن الثاني, romanized : al-Ḥasan aṯ-ṯhānī; 9 July 1929 – 23 July 1999) was King of Morocco from 1961 until his death in 1999. He was a member of the 'Alawi dynasty, [1] [2] the eldest son of Sultan Mohammed V, and his second wife, Lalla Abla bint Tahar. [2] He was the first commander-in-chief of the ...
The king of Morocco ( Arabic: ملك المغرب, romanized : Malik al-Maġrib) is the monarch and head of state of Morocco. The kings of Morocco are members of the Alawi dynasty. It is one of the country's most powerful offices. Sidi Mohammed bin Hassan al-Alawi ( Mohammed VI) became the king of Morocco on 23 July 1999, following the death of ...
P:MAR. Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south. Morocco also claims the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta ...
The 12 regions of Morocco since 2015 (including Western Sahara) Moroccan administrative division Regions are currently the highest administrative divisions in Morocco.Since 2015, Morocco officially administers 12 regions, including one (Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab) that lies completely within the disputed territory of Western Sahara and two (Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra and Guelmim-Oued Noun) that lie ...
The French protectorate in Morocco, also known as French Morocco, was the period of French colonial rule in Morocco that lasted from 1912 to 1956. The protectorate was officially established 30 March 1912, when Sultan Abd al-Hafid signed the Treaty of Fez, though the French military occupation of Morocco had begun with the invasion of Oujda and the bombardment of Casablanca in 1907.