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Morocco's History
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**These are some of the MAJOR events that have shaped the country of Morocco's history.** **685:** Arabs invade North Africa. They bring Islam. **1465:**  Jews and Muslims expelled from Spain settle in Morocco. **1660:** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal;">The Alawite dynasty takes over. The family still rules Morocco today. <span style="color: #006400; font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 120%;">**1860:** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal;">Spain occupies northern Morocco. <span style="color: #006400; font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 120%;">**1912:** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal;">Under the Treaty of Fez, France becomes a protector of Morocco. <span style="color: #006400; font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 120%;">**1956:** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal;">Morocco gains independence from France and Spain. But Spain retains control of some territories. <span style="color: #006400; font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 120%;">**1961:** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal;">Hassan II becomes king. He rules until his death in 1999. <span style="color: #006400; font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 120%;">**1975:** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal;">King Hassan sends 350,000 Moroccans into neighboring Spanish Sahara. The display of Moroccan power is known as the Green March. Spain eventually leaves the region. Morocco claims the area and renames it Western Sahara. <span style="color: #006400; font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 120%;">**1976:** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal;">Moroccan and Algerian troops battle in Western Sahara. <span style="color: #006400; font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 120%;">**1991:** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal;">The United Nations monitors a cease-fire in Western Sahara. But clashes continue with rebels who want an independent Western Sahara. <span style="color: #006400; font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 120%;">**1999:** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal;">King Hassan dies, and his son, Muhammad VI, comes to power. He promises to work on human-rights reforms. <span style="color: #006400; font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 120%;">**2004:** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal;">A powerful earthquake rocks Morocco.

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