Flag Description
red with a green pentacle (five-pointed, linear star) known as Sulayman's
(Solomon's) seal in the center of the flag; red and green are traditional
colors in Arab flags, although the use of red is more commonly associated
with the Arab states of the Persian gulf; the pentacle represents
the five pillars of Islam and signifies the association between
God and the nation; design dates to 1912
Mohammed VI - King of Morocco
since 23 July 1999
Mohammed VI (born 21 August 1963)[1] is the present King of Morocco
and Amir al-Mu'minin (commander of the faithful). He acceeded to
the throne on 23 July 1999 upon the death of his father Read
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Abdelilah Benkirane - Prime Minister of Morocco since
29 November 2011
Abdelilah Benkirane (born 1954 in Rabat) is a Moroccan politician
and leader of the Justice and Development Party.[1][2][3] Having
won a plurality of seats in the November 2011 parliamentary election,
his party formed a coalition with three parties that had been part
of previous governments, and he was appointed Prime Minister of
Morocco on 29 November 2011 Read
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Morocco
In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa,
a series of Moroccan Muslim dynasties began to rule in Morocco.
In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad
AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurated
a golden age. The Alaouite dynasty, to which the current Moroccan
royal family belongs, dates from the 17th century. In 1860, Spain
occupied northern Morocco and ushered in a half century of trade
rivalry among European powers that saw Morocco's sovereignty steadily
erode; in 1912, the French imposed a protectorate over the country.
A protracted independence struggle with France ended successfully
in 1956. The internationalized city of Tangier and most Spanish
possessions were turned over to the new country that same year.
Sultan MOHAMMED V, the current monarch's grandfather, organized
the new state as a constitutional monarchy and in 1957 assumed the
title of king. Morocco annexed Western Sahara during the late 1970s,
but final resolution on the status of the territory remains unresolved.
Gradual political reforms in the 1990s resulted in the establishment
of a bicameral legislature, which first met in 1997. Under King
MOHAMMED VI - who in 1999 succeeded his father to the throne - human
rights have improved. Morocco enjoys a moderately free press, but
the government has taken action against journalists who they perceive
to be challenging the monarchy, Islam, and the status of Western
Sahara. Influenced by protests elsewhere in the Middle East and
North Africa, in February 2011 thousands of Moroccans began weekly
rallies in multiple cities across the country to demand greater
democracy and a crackdown on government corruption. Police response
to most of the protests was subdued compared to the violence elsewhere
in the region. A commission set up in March 2011 presented a draft
constitution that was passed by popular referendum in July 2011.
Under the new constitution, some new powers were extended to parliament
and the prime minister, but ultimate authority remained in the hands
of the monarch. That same month, the king urged swift implementation
of the new constitution, starting with the holding of parliamentary
elections in 2011 instead of in 2012. A prominent moderate Islamist
party, the Justice and Development Party, subsequently won the largest
number of seats on 25 November 2011, becoming the first Islamist
party to lead the Moroccan Government. In January 2012, Morocco
assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2012-13
term. Source
Independence
/ Republic Days Independence from France March 2, 1956
- from Spain April 7, 1956
Morocco : National Anthem
Root of the free,
Rising place of the Lights.
Forum of glory and its protector.
May you perpetuate as its forum and its protector.
May you live among the homelands,
As an address for grandeur
Filling every garden.
conveyed by every tongue.
With the spirit,
With the body,
Your son has come,
To answer your call.
In my mouth and in my blood,
Your love stirred up as light and fire.
Let’s go brothers!
Heading for grandeur,
Making the world witness,
That we here perpetually live,
With the motto:
God, homeland, king. Source
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