 |
Major Events of the Moroccan contemporary history.
November 18, 1927
*Enthronement of His Majesty Mohammed V at the age of 18. Under his rule, Morocco engaged in the decisive battle for independence.
July 9, 1929
*Birth of His Majesty King Hassan II.
January 11, 1944
*Presentation of the "Independence Manifesto", demanding recognition of the independence of Morocco, its territorial integrity and its national sovereignty as embodied by His Majesty King Mohammed V. |
April 9, 1947
*Trip by His Majesty Mohammed V to Tangier during which he delivered a historical speech which marked the revival of the national conscience and resistance to foreign occupation.
August 20, 1953
*Exile of the late King Mohammed V and the Royal Family to Madagascar. Beginning of the "Revolution of the King and the People".
November 16, 1955
*Return from exile of the late King Mohammed V and his royal family.
March 2, 1956
*Signing of agreements with France recognising the Independence of the Kingdom of Morocco.
April 7, 1956
*Signing an agreements with Spain, putting the end of the Spanish protectorate over the Moroccan Northern provinces.
April 22, 1956
*Morocco becomes a member of the United Nations Organisation.
1958
*Recovery of the Province of Tarfaya (under Spanish rule) and, for Tangier, abrogation of the “international city " status instituted by the colonial powers.
February 26, 1961
*Death of His Majesty Mohammed V.
March 3, 1961
Enthronement of His Majesty King Hassan II.
December 1962
* Adoption by referendum of the first Constitution making of Morocco a constitutional monarchy.
1969
*Recovery of the city of Sidi Ifni , formerly under Spanish rule.
November 6, 1975
*The Green March: 350,000 volunteers responded to the call of HM the King and crossed the artificial borders between Morocco and the Sahara then still under the Spanish occupation.
November 14, 1975
*Signing of the Madrid Accords whereby Morocco restored its sovereignty over the Sahara.
March 4, 1980
Visit by His Majesty King Hassan II to Dakhla, in the Province of Oued Eddahab,( former Rio de Oro), in the Moroccan Sahara.
March 10, 1985
His Majesty visited the Sahara Provinces (Laayoun and the defence wall, south of Boukraa).
January 23, 1987
The King proposes to King Juan Carlos I of Spain the constitution of a think-tank on the enclaves issue (Sebta, Melilla, the islands of Badis, Nekkor and Moulouya).
May 1990
His Majesty announced the establishment of an Advisory Council for Human Rights.
September 4, 1992
Referendum to amend the 1972 Constitution.
October 16, 1992
Local elections.
June 25 and September 17,1993
General Elections.
April 11, 1996
Morocco ratifies in Cairo the denuclearisation treaty in Africa, which forbids the holding, stocking, circulation, use or experimenting of any kind of nuclear weapons or products in the African continent.
September 13, 1996
Adoption by referendum of the new draft of the constitution which institutes a bicameral system, with a first house of representatives elected exclusively in a direct universal suffrage, and a second house of counsellors, elected in an indirect suffrage.
This text introduces the REGION entity as a new institutional body, which makes up a new space of debate and concertation, a new means of representation in the House of Counsellors, a new field for the economic and social development and a new domain of the mobilisation of resources.
Results of the Referendum held on 13 September 1996.
April 2, 1997
Promulgation of the law on the region and the laws on the statutes of the Chambers of Agriculture, Chambers of Commerce and Industry and services, Chambers of Handicraft and Maritime Chambers.
May 1, 1997
Promulgation of the Dahir (Royal Decree) that sets up an electoral commission and regional commissions for the supervision of the elections.
June 13, 1997
Local Elections held in Morocco 102 179 candidates to fill the 24 253 seats in the 1,547 urban and rural communes.
July 15, 1997
Election of provincial and prefectorial assemblies.
July 25, 1997
Election of professional chambers.
October 24, 1997
Election of regional counsellors
November 14, 1997
Organisation of general elections to choose 325 MPs in the House of Reprensentatives (Final results of general elections)
December 5, 1997
Election in an indirect suffrage of the 270 members of The House of Counselors
February 4, 1998
His Majesty King Hassan II asks M. Abderrahmane El Youssoufi, First Secretary of the USFP, to form a new government.
March14, 1998
His Majesty King Hassan II meets in the Throne Hall the new Government formes by M. El Youssoufi, which institutes the principle of change-over of political power for the first time in the history of the Kingdom
July 23, 1999
Death of His Majesty Late King Hassan II (1929 - 1999)
July 23, 1999
*Enthronment of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
July 30, 1999
*Celebration of the enthronement of HM Mohammed VI on November 27, 1999
*Nine of Benbarka family members return to Morocco from Paris.
April 17, 2000
*Beginning of compensating the victims subject to arbitrary detentions and disappearances or their legal successors following the governmental decision to assign 40 million dirhams for that purpose.
October 12, 2001
*Wedding ceremony of HM King Mohammed VI and Miss Salma Bennani at the royal palace of Rabat.
October 17, 2001
*HM the King addresses a speech in Ajdir (Khenifra) at the ceremony of the establishment of the Royal Institute for Amazigh Culture.
December 9, 2001
*HM King Mohammed VI announces the institution of Diwan Al Madhalim in charge of the questions related to human rights and abuses committed by the state’s employees and civil servants.
August 23, 2002
*HM King Mohammed VI, accompanied with HRH Prince Moulay Rachid, inaugurates the Regional Investment Center of the region of great Casablanca within the framework of the action plan introduced by the King relating to the decentralized management of investment.
March 21, 2002
*The marriage act of King Mohammed VI to Lalla Salma is officially sealed.
July 20, 2002
*Withdrawal of the Spanish forces from the Moroccan island “Tourah” known as Leila, occupied some days earlier, thanks to the successful contacts undertook by HM Mohammed VI with the White House.
August 31, 2002
*setting up of the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA).
September 27,2002
Parliamentary elections are held in Morocco with the participation of 26 political parties and others without any political adherence to vie for the 325 seats of the House of Representatives according to the proportional list system. 295 candidates were elected in 91 electoral wards with 30 women elected in the national list.
October 8, 2002
*35 women join Parliament
May
May 8, 2003
* Birth of HRH Crown Prince Moulay Al Hassan.
May 26, 2003
*A march is organized against the terrorist attacks which killed 45 people on May 16, 2003.
June 28-30, 2003
*The world women summit is held in Marrakesh. During this event, 700 participants discussed for 3 days the conditions of women in the world.
September 12, 2003
*Local elections are held in Morocco inaugurating a new era for local democracy in our country.
October 10, 2003
*Royal speech instituting the family code.
January 7, 2004
* Creation of the “Equity and Reconciliation Commission”. This commission, chaired by Mr. Driss Benzekri, is made up of eight members of the Consultative Council for Human Rights (CCDH): Mohamed Mustapha Raissouni, Abdelaziz Benzakour, Ahmed Chaouki Benyoub, Mohamed Berdouzi, Latifa Jbabdi, M'barek Bouderka, Mahjoub El Haiba et Mustapha Iznasni, And of eight other personalities namely, Abdellatif Menouni, Mae El Aïnaine Mae El Aïnaine, Brahim Boutaleb, Mohamed Nesh-Nash, Abdelaziz Bennani, Salah El Ouadie, Driss El Yazami and Abdelhay El Moudden.
February 3, 2004
* HM King Mohammed VI reaffirms His determination to assure the implementation of the Family Code adopted unanimously by both Parliament chambers.
February 9,2004
*HM King Mohammed VI appoints the president of the high council of audio-visual communication as well as four other members belonging to the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA).
June 3, 2004
* The Cabinet council adopts the bill on the audiovisual communication. This project came to strengthen the democratic choice made by HM King Mohammed VI.
May 18, 2005
HM King Mohammed VI announces the launch of the National Initiative for Human Development (INDH).