King and People's Revolution Day in Morocco
King and People's Revolution Day in Morocco is held on August 20. This event in the second decade of the month August is annual. 
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Morocco marks this date annually to remember the efforts and the resistance of Moroccan people against French colonial rule.
On August 20, 1953, the French colonial power forced King Mohammed V into exile to Corsica. French authorities then exiled him to Madagascar in January 1955. The colonizers, however, were not aware of the attachment and respect Moroccan people had for their Sultan. Moments after France announced its decision to send the Moroccan Sultan into exile, tens of thousands of citizens across all regions of Morocco rallied to protest the move.
According to historical sources, French authorities exiled the ruler for his resistance. The monarch had refused to sign a “pact of surrender,” writing French domination over Morocco into law.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Oued Ed-Dahab Day in Morocco on August 14 (Also known as Allegiance Day);
Youth Day in Morocco on August 21
Green March in Morocco on November 6
Morocco Independence Day on November 18 (celebrates the independence of Morocco from France and Spain in 1956);
Independence Resistance Day in Morocco on January 11
Yennayer on January 12 (Berbers, Amazigh New Year);
Throne Day in Morocco on March 3 (since 1961)