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Events relating to morocco
The Marinids, a Berber tribe, take Marrakech and bring to an end Almohad rule in Morocco
Ibn Batutah leaves his home in Morocco to go on pilgrimage to Mecca, and continues travelling for 24 years
Kaiser Wilhelm II visits Tangier in support of Moroccan independence, causing a diplomatic crisis with the colonial powers France and Britain
An international conference at Algeciras effectively gives France informal control of Morocco
Germany causes international alarm by sending a warship to Agadir, a port in French-controlled Morocco
By the treaty of Fès a French protectorate is formally established in Morocco
France and Spain agree that Spain shall become the colonial power in the north of Morocco and France in the south
Abd-el-Krim wins a sensational victory over Spanish forces in Morocco and gains control of the Rif
A rebellion by Spanish troops in Morocco is soon led by Francisco Franco and sparks the Spanish Civil War
American and British forces, under Dwight Eisenhower, land in Morocco and Algeria
Harold Macmillan reveals his diplomatic skills as a go-between at the Casablanca Conference
An armed uprising in Morocco persuades France to accept the principle of independence for the colony
French Morocco and Spanish Morocco win independence from the two colonial powers
Hassan II begins a 38-year reign as the king of Morocco
The king of Morocco sends 350,000 settlers across the border into Western Sahara
The UN entrusts the Western Sahara to joint administration by Morocco and Mauritania
Morocco annexes the Mauritanian part of the Western Sahara, thus taking control of the entire region
Morocco and the Polisario end hostilities on the understanding that there will be a referendum in the Western Sahara
Former US Secretary of State James Baker undertakes the difficult task of trying to find a compromise between the Polisario and Morocco over Western Sahara
The UN Security Council and the Polisario accept a plan for the future of Western Sahara, proposed by James Baker, but it is rejected by Morocco
A demonstration in Rabat demands that the king of Morocco relinquish some of his powers is followed by King Mohammed VI announcing on television plans for reform
King Mohammed VI of Morocco announces in a televised address that he is taking steps to introduce constitutional reforms