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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 ...
Tangier Speech. The Tangier Speech ( Arabic: خطاب طنجة, French: discours de Tanger) was a momentous speech appealing for the independence and territorial unity of Morocco, delivered by Sultan Muhammad V of Morocco on April 9, 1947, at the Mendoubia in what was then the Tangier International Zone, complemented by a second speech the next ...
Proclamation of Independence Day: Taqdīm watīqat lʾistiqlāl: 14 January Amazigh New Year: Yennayer 1 May Labour Day: ʿīd ššuġl: 30 July Throne Day: ʿīd lʿarš: Commemorates the Enthronement of Mohammed VI of Morocco on July 30, 1999 14 August Oued Ed-Dahab Day: Ḏikrat wād ddahab: 20 August Revolution Day: Ṯawrat lmalik wa ...
Beginning in 1549, the region was ruled by successive Arab dynasties known as the Sharifian dynasties, who claimed descent from the prophet Muhammad. The first of these polities was the Saadi dynasty, which ruled Morocco from 1549 to 1659. From 1509 to 1549, the Saadi rulers had control of only the southern areas.
Mohammed al-Khamis bin Yusef bin Hassan al-Alawi (Arabic: محمد الخامس بن يوسف بن الحسن بن محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن هشام بن محمد بن عبد الله بن إسماعيل بن الشريف بن علي العلوي), better known simply Mohammed V (Arabic: محمد الخامس) (10 August 1909 – 26 February 1961), was the last Sultan of Morocco ...
The Proclamation of Independence of Morocco of 1944. In 1943, the Istiqlal Party (Independence Party) was founded to press for independence, with discreet US support. Moroccan nationalists drew heavily on transnational activist networks for lobbying to end colonial rule, primarily at the United Nations.
Ahmed Balafrej. Ahmed Balafrej ( Arabic: أحمد بلافريج; September 5, 1908 – April 14, 1990 [1]) was the second Prime Minister of Morocco between May 12, 1958, and December 2, 1958. [2] He was a significant figure in the struggle for the independence of Morocco. Rabat 1916: the school for the sons of notables on the Boulevard Laalou.
The Revolution of the King and the People ( Arabic: ثورة الملك والشعب, romanized : Thawrat al-Mulk wal-Sha'ab) was a Moroccan anti-colonial national liberation movement with the goal of ending the French and Spanish protectorates in Morocco in order to break free from colonial rule. [1] [2] [3] The name refers to the coordination ...