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HISTORY OF MOROCCO

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France and Spain in Morocco | HISTORY OF THE FRENCH EMPIRE

The process by which Morocco drifts into the colonial care of France (and of Spain, in the northern regions) provides a notable example of how the European powers jockey for position in Africa.

In 1900 France and...

In 1325 Ibn Batuta sets off | HISTORY OF EXPLORATION

Ibn Batuta

In 1325 Ibn Batuta sets off from home in Morocco to go on pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. He accompanies a caravan to Alexandria and Cairo on what is a standard journey for any serious Muslim. But Ibn Batuta's adventure...

In the 15th century the western | HISTORY OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Ghana and its successors

In the 15th century the western trade route through the Sahara to Morocco declines in importance, and a central one up to Tunis carries more of the desert trade. This change prompts the decline of the Mali kingdom - to b...

In the 15th century the western | HISTORY OF AFRICA

Ghana and its successors

In the 15th century the western trade route through the Sahara to Morocco declines in importance, and a central one up to Tunis carries more of the desert trade. This change prompts the decline of the Mali kingdom - to b...

In the division of the Western | HISTORY OF MOROCCO

Western Sahara

In the division of the Western Sahara after the departure of the Spanish, Morocco wins the northern two thirds (the region which includes the phosphates). Perhaps as a result of this, Mauritania opts out of the fighting...

In the division of the Western | HISTORY OF MAURITANIA

Western Sahara

In the division of the Western Sahara after the departure of the Spanish, Morocco wins the northern two thirds (the region which includes the phosphates). Perhaps as a result of this, Mauritania opts out of the fighting...

The Almohads move rapidly into southern | HISTORY OF NORTH AFRICA

The Almohads

The Almohads move rapidly into southern Spain after their defeat of the Almoravids in Morocco. Seville falls to them in 1147, the same year as Marrakech. They make it their Spanish capital, building the Alcázar Pa...

The Almohads move rapidly into southern | HISTORY OF SPAIN

Berber dynasties

The Almohads move rapidly into southern Spain after their defeat of the Almoravids in Morocco. Seville falls to them in 1147, the same year as Marrakech. They make it their Spanish capital, building the Alcázar Pa...

Morisco is a derogatory Spanish term, | HISTORY OF SPAIN

Moriscos

Morisco is a derogatory Spanish term, deriving from moro - meaning Moorish and used originally of Muslims from Morocco. During the 16th century Morisco becomes applied to Muslim families who have remained in Spain...

These provinces, rich from agriculture, run | HISTORY OF NORTH AFRICA

Colonia Julia Carthago

These provinces, rich from agriculture, run in a continuous coastal strip along the northern parts of present-day Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya before linking with the province of Egypt, where the Nile allows Roman...

These provinces, rich from agriculture, run | HISTORY OF CARTHAGE

Colonia Julia Carthago

These provinces, rich from agriculture, run in a continuous coastal strip along the northern parts of present-day Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya before linking with the province of Egypt, where the Nile allows Roman...

The build-up to the Allied attack | THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Tunis

The build-up to the Allied attack on Tunis, in May 1943, involves a succession of important new developments. The landing of Allied armies in Morocco and Algeria includes the first major participation by US troops. And s...

The situation changes dramatically in 1578 | HISTORY OF PORTUGAL

Spain and Portugal

The situation changes dramatically in 1578 when John III's grandson, Sebastian, is killed in a disastrous attempt to lead a crusade against the Muslims of Morocco. The Christian army is demolished in an engagement at Alc...

The foremost problem confronting Mauritania, on | HISTORY OF MAURITANIA

Independence

The foremost problem confronting Mauritania, on becoming independent in 1960 after the dissolution of French West Africa, is its relationship with its more powerful northern neighbour, Morocco. At first the Moroccan king...

Finally in 1911, in this ongoing | HISTORY OF CAMEROON

A German colony

Finally in 1911, in this ongoing game of colonial diplomacy, Cameroon is granted 105,000 square miles of French Equatorial Africa in return for acknowledging French rights over Morocco.

The Germans have considerab...

The UN proposal, accepted by both | HISTORY OF MOROCCO

Western Sahara

The UN proposal, accepted by both sides, is for a referendum to be held on whether the people of the region want independence under the Polisario or union with Morocco.

Eleven years later the referendum has still...

The UN proposal, accepted by both | HISTORY OF MAURITANIA

Western Sahara

The UN proposal, accepted by both sides, is for a referendum to be held on whether the people of the region want independence under the Polisario or union with Morocco.

Eleven years later the referendum has still...

When the Algerian situation erupts in | HISTORY OF NORTH AFRICA

Independence

When the Algerian situation erupts in terrorist violence in 1954, the French reaction is to concede the issue elsewhere so as to concentrate on this more crucial struggle. The result is that Tunisia and Morocco are both...

The emperor himself, mainly interested in | HISTORY OF GERMANY

Uneasy years

The emperor himself, mainly interested in international affairs, is torn between a desire for peace and a determination to assert Germany's greatness in the wide world. By nature impulsive, his sudden gestures often rebo...