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Kingdom of Morocco

1957 CE – present · capital Rabat

The independent Moroccan monarchy, in which the Alaouite kings have kept central power through decades of political change and the Western Sahara dispute.

Origins

After the French protectorate in Morocco and the Spanish protectorate in Morocco ended in 1956, Sultan Mohammed V of the Alaouite Sultanate adopted the title of king in 1957. Tangier, Tarfaya in 1958 and Ifni in 1969 were reintegrated.

Rule and society

Hassan II, king from 1961 to 1999, introduced constitutions but kept firm control, surviving coup attempts in 1971 and 1972 and repressing opposition during the Years of Lead. His Green March of 1975 began Moroccan control of most of Spanish Sahara, leading to war with the Polisario Front. The economy rests on phosphates, agriculture, tourism and remittances.

To the present

Mohammed VI succeeded in 1999, reforming family law in 2004 and approving a new constitution after the 2011 protests, though the king retains wide powers. Morocco remains a monarchy, claiming Western Sahara.

Lineage

Alaouite Sultanate 1631 CE – 1957 CETangier International Zone 1924 CE – 1956 CEIfni 1934 CE – 1969 CEKingdom of Morocco

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