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History Of Morocco
In
1909, Spain
made a start on the military conquest of the Rif
in Morocco and two years later, Sultan Moulay Hafid called upon France
to liberate Fez,
which was besieged by rebellious tribes. Following French intervention, the
Sultan was forced to accept a Protectorate Treaty signed on 30
March 1912,
which stipulated that a sphere of influence be granted to Spain.
Moulay Hafid abdicated in favour of Moulay Youssef, a man of culture, who began
his reign by building a number of schools, including the one that still bears
his name.
The
same year, General Lyautey was appointed Resident General of Morocco.
He immediately designated Rabat
as capital and with the help of the urban planner Leon Henry Prost undertook
modernisation of the cities of the Kingdom. In 1921, Abdelkrim El-Khattaby
spearheaded the revolt of the Riffi tribes against European
domination; during his Majesty's rule King Mohamed V, General Lyautey left
the country in 1925. France
diminished Cherifian power by opting more and more for direct rule and
resistance mounted, led by members of the young urban elite. The Second World
War, however marked a truce between nationalist opposition and France.
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During
the War, His Majesty King Mohamed V who had become the
Sultan of the Cherifian
Kingdom in 1927,
undertook to protect all Moroccan Jews against persecution by the Vichy regime.
In 1944, the Manifesto of Independence was published and three years later, in
the International City of Tangier, His Majesty King Mohamed V declared
himself in favour of it, during the next five years, negotiations were entered
into but without success. In 1952, the crisis between Protectorate authorities
and nationalists culminated in insurrection and the Sultan was deposed, and then
exiled in 1953. However, setbacks in Indo-China, long with the beginning of the
Algerian War in 1954, prompted the French Government to seek a political
solution in Morocco.
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The
Sovereign returned from exile in November 1955, paving the way for Independence, which
was formally recognised by France in 1956,
and then by Spain. In the
early years of Independence, His
Majesty King Mohamed V strove to endow the country with democratic institutions,
drawing up a constitution shortly before his death in
1961.
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Motto Of Morocco
الله، الوطن، الملك (Arabic)
"Allāh, al Waţan, al
Malik" (transliteration)
"God,
Nation, King"
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