Morocco Independence Day
Morocco Independence Day is held on November 18. Celebrates the independence of Morocco from France and Spain in 1956. This event in the second decade of the month November is annual. Help us
Morocco Was Founded By A Relative Of Prophet Muhammad. 99% of Moroccans are Muslim. There is also a Red City in Morocco. Mint tea is the national drink of Morocco. Snake charmers are a real thing in Morocco. Morocco Hosts The World's Oldest Continually Operating University. Africa's Highest Ski Resort Is In Morocco.
In February 1956, Morocco acquired limited home rule. Further negotiations for full independence culminated in the French-Moroccan Agreement signed in Paris on 2 March 1956. On 7 April of that year France officially relinquished its protectorate in Morocco.
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Yennayer on January 12 (Berbers, Amazigh New Year);
Throne Day in Morocco on March 3 (since 1961);
Mother's Day in France on May 25 (also Algeria, Dominican Republic. First Sunday of June, if Pentecost occurs on this day, Haiti, Mauritius, Morocco, Sweden, Tunisia; celebrated on the last Sunday in May);
Hassan II Day in Morocco on July 9 (Moulay Hassan Alawi born July 9, 1929, died July 23, 1999 - King of Morocco from March 3, 1961 until his death in 1999);