ÿþ<html> <head> <title> WHKMLA : Timelines : Morocco </title> <META name="keywords" keyword="Maroc"> <!-- copyright Alexander Ganse, 2005-2007 --> </head> <body bgcolor="grey" text="black" link="blue" vlink="red" alink="brown"> <style> <!-- A{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-face: arial; } --> </style> <DIV align ="center"> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../index.html"> <img src = "../../whkmla2.jpg" border = "0"></a></TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "150" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> Morocco <BR> Index Page </b></font></TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xmorocco.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowleft.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xmorocco.html"> <img src = "../banners/banmorocco.jpg" border = "0"> </TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <img src = "../../region/arrowright.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD width = "100" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> </b></font></TD></TR></TABLE> <font size = "3" face = "arial"><B><i>First posted on March 16th 2005</i></b></font><BR><BR><BR><BR> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; } window.onerror = SymError; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-5834279270464755"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFE1"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_channel ="4814426207"; google_ad_type = "text"; //2007-02-17: MIT_ Ganse google_ad_channel = "0420158018"; google_color_border = "FF3300"; google_color_bg = "FFFFE1"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <BR><BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center" width = "900"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "5"><B> Timeline : Morocco </B></font> </TD></TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "110"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> 1859-1860 <BR> 1881 <BR><BR> 1891 <BR> 1893-1894 <BR> 1904 <BR> 1906 <BR> 1906 <BR> 1908 <BR> 1911 <BR> 1912 <BR> 1912 <BR> 1922 <BR> 1926 <BR> 1929 <BR> 1934 <BR> 1934 <BR> 1939 <BR> 1940-1942 <BR> 1943-1945 <BR> 1944 <BR> 1948 <BR> 1953 <BR> 1953 <BR> 1955 <BR> 1956 <BR> 1956 <BR> 1956 <BR> 1957 <BR> 1958 <BR> 1958 <BR> 1959 <BR> 1961 <BR> 1962 <BR> 1963 <BR> 1963 <BR> 1963 <BR> 1969 <BR> 1972 <BR> 1976 <BR><BR> 1979 <BR><BR> 1991 <BR><BR> 1994 <BR> 1997 <BR> 2000 <BR> </font></TD> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> <A HREF = "../../military/19cen/spanmar18591860.html">Spanish-Moroccan War</A> <BR> Currency Reform; introduction of Rial Hassani; British, French, Spanish currency <BR> made legal tender <BR> The French postal service issued stamps to be used in her post offices in Morocco <BR> <A HREF = "../../military/imperialism/melilla18931894.html">War of Melilla</A> <BR> France, Spain agreed over spheres of influence in Morocco <BR> First Morocco Crisis <BR> Conference of Algeciras recognized independence of Morocco <BR> Begin of railway construction in Morocco (near Melilla, in Spanish-controlled area) <BR> Second Morocco Crisis <BR> Treaty of Fez; establishment of a French and a Spanish Protectorate <BR> Rabat chosen as capital of French Morocco <BR> Moroccan Railways Company formed <BR> International city administration formed at Tanger <BR> Casablanca Bourse opened <BR> Railway line Fez-Algiers opened <BR> Franco-Spanish "Pacification" of Morocco achieved <BR> Istiqlal Party founded <BR> World War II; administration of French Morocco loyal to Vichy administration <BR> World War II; administration of French Morocco loyal to Free French adm. <BR> Istiqlal Party demanded independence <BR> Anti-Semitic riots; boycott of Jewish shops; begin of Jewish emigration to Israel <BR> France exled King Muhammad V. of Morocco <BR> Establishment of Air Maroc (predecessor began in 1946 as Air Atlas) <BR> Muhammad V. was allowed to return <BR> France, Spain released Morocco (without Ifni, Ceuta, Melilla) into independence <BR> Morocco joined UN <BR> Population 10,396,000 <BR> Muhammad V. University opened in Rabat <BR> Spain ceded Cape Juby (Tarfaya) <BR> Morocco joined the Arab League <BR> Currency reform : introduction of the Moroccan Dirham <BR> RTM established (radio & tv broadcaster) <BR> Parliamentary Govt. introduced <BR> Tanger declared a free port <BR> Border war with Algeria <BR> Jewish emigration to Israel resumed (suspended in 1956) <BR> Spain ceded Ifni to Morocco <BR> Constitution adopted <BR> Spain withdrew from the (Spanish) Western Sahara; Morocco and Mauritania <BR> partitioned the country; the Polisario fought for Saharan independence <BR> Upon withdrawal of the Mauritanians from their sector of the Western Sahara, <BR> Morocco occupied and annexed that stretch of land too <BR> The Polisario declared an end to armed struggle; Morocco maintained control <BR> of the Western Sahara <BR> Israel, Morocco established diplomatic relations <BR> Establishment of a bicameral parliament <BR> Population 30,367,300 <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE><BR><BR> </TR></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><BR> </div><div align = "center"> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; } window.onerror = SymError; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0213752126925919"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFE1"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_channel ="4814426207"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_color_border = "FF3300"; google_color_bg = "FFFFE1"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <BR><BR><BR> <TABLE border = "3" cellspace="5" cellpadding="5" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "100" valign = "top" align = "center" bgcolor="#FFFACD"> <font size = "3" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> EXTERNAL <BR> FILES </font></TD> <TD width = "750" valign = "top" align = "left" bgcolor = "#FFFACD"> <font size = "2" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> A Short History of Morocco, from <A HREF = "http://www.electionworld.org/history/morocco.htm"><B>Election World</B></A> <BR> <A HREF = "http://www.globalfindata.com/frameset.php3?location=/gh/index.html"><B>Global History of Currencies</B></A> : Morocco <BR> History of Morocco, from <A HREF = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco/History"><B>Wikipedia</B></A> <BR> Jews of Morocco, from <A HREF = "http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/anti-semitism/morocjews.html"><B>Jewish Virtual Library</B></A> <BR> History of Morocco, from <A HREF = "http://www.mincom.gov.ma/english/generalities/history/history.html"><B>Moroccan Ministry of Communication</B></A> <BR> History, from <A HREF = "http://www.royalairmaroc.com/ENG/Navigation_New.asp?Rub=01&LRub=The%20Company&SRub=02&LSRub=History"><B> Royal Air Maroc</B></A> <BR> Regions of Morocco, from <A HREF = "http://www.statoids.com/uma.html"><B>statoids.com</B></A> <BR> <A HREF = "http://africadatabase.org/"><B>Contemporary Africa Database</B></A>, search : Morocco <BR> <A HREF = "http://lexicorient.com/e.o/index.htm"><B>Encyclopedia of the Orient</B></A>, entries Rabat, Sale, Marrakech, Meknes, Fez, Tangier </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "3" cellspace="5" cellpadding="5" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "100" valign = "top" align = "center" bgcolor="#FFFACD"> <font size = "3" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> DOCUMENTS </font></TD> <TD width = "750" valign = "top" align = "left" bgcolor = "#FFFACD"> <font size = "2" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> Historical Population Statistics : Provinces of Morocco, from <A HREF = "http://www.library.uu.nl/wesp/populstat/Africa/moroccop.htm"><B>Population Statistics</B></A> <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "3" cellspace="5" cellpadding="5" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "100" valign = "top" align = "center" bgcolor="#FFFACD"> <font size = "3" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> REFERENCE </font></TD> <TD width = "750" valign = "top" align = "left" bgcolor = "#FFFACD"> <font size = "2" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> </DIV> <DIV align="center"> <A href="mailto:aganse@hotmail.com"> <IMG src="../../email.gif" border="0"></a><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <!-- Start of CH Counter --> <script type="text/javascript"> //<!-- // chCounter v2.0.0 // settings: cstatus = "active"; visible = "1"; path_to_counterfile = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla/counter/counter.php"; urlhp = "http://www.zum.de"; //////////////// url = unescape(location.href); file = url.substring(url.lastIndexOf(urlhp) + urlhp.length, url.length); file = (file.charAt(0) != "/") ? 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