Morocco
 

1666 - 17 Nov 1915 1666 - 17 Nov 1915 Variant Adopted 17 Nov 1915 Map of Morocco Hear National Anthem "Hymne Chérifien" (Hymn of the Sharif) Text of National Anthem Adopted 1956 (lyrics 1970) Constitution (29 Jul 2011) ------------------------------------- Former Constitution  (10 Oct 1996- 29 Jul 2011) Capital: Rabat (ar-Ribaat) (Rabat, Fez, Meknes, or Marrakesh 1666-1907; Tafilalt 1631-66; Marrakesh 1524-1631; Fez 1472-1524; Asila 1465-1472) Currency: Moroccan Dirham (MAD); 1881-1959 Moroccan Franc (MAF) National Holiday: 30 Jul (1999)   Eid Al-Ârch (Throne Day)  (accession of King Muhammad VI) Population: 34,314,130 (2018) GDP: $298.6 billion (2017) Exports: $21.48 billion (2017) Imports: $39.64 billion (2017) Ethnic groups: Amazigh (Berber) 45% (of which Arabized 24%), Arab 44%, Moors 10%, other 1% (2000) Total Active Armed Forces: 195,800 (2010) Merchant marine: 87 ships (2018) Religions: Muslim 99% (official; virtually all Sunni, 0.1% Shia),  other 1% (includes Christian, Jewish, and Baha'i); note - Jewish about 6,000 (2010) International Organizations/Treaties: ABEDA, ACS (observer), AfCFTA, AfDB, AFESD, AIIB, AL, AMF, AMU, AOAD, Arabsat, AU, BIS, BTWC, CAEU, CAN (observer), CAP (observer), CD, CEN-SAD, CTBT, CWC, EBRD, ECOWAS (pending), ENMOD (signatory), ESCR, FAO, G-11, G-77, GAFTA, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, ICSID, IDA, IDB, IEA (association), IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, IRENA (signatory), ISA, ISESCO, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, Moon, NAM, NATO (mediterranean dialogue), NPT, NTBT, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, OSCE (partner), OST, PA (observer), PAM, Paris Club (associate), PCA, SEGIB (associate observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNCLOS, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFCC, UNFCC-KP, UNFCC-PA, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (nonregional), WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Morocco Index Chronology 688 - 750                  Part of Umayyad Caliphate. 750 - 789                  Part of Abbasid Caliphate. 744 - 1058                 Barghawata (Barghwata or Berghouata) rule a                              Berber kingdom around Tamesna.  758 - 1055                 Sijilmasa an independent Berber kingdom. 789 - 985                  Maghrib al Aqsa under the Idrisid dynasty;                              from 920, resisting Fatimid rule. 920 - 925                  Part of Fatimid Caliphate. 927 - 937                  Part of Fatimid Caliphate.   937 - 1014                 Northern parts of Morocco under Cordoba Caliphate. 974 - 987                  Part of Fatimid Caliphate. 1062                       Marrakesh founded. 1063 - 1147                Part of the Almoravid Sultanate (Morocco and most                              of the Iberian peninsula, Western Sahara, Mali,                              and Mauritania and Western Algeria).  3 Apr 1147 - 1269         Part of the Almohad Caliphate (Morocco and parts                              of the Iberian peninsula, Algeria, Tunisia and                              Western Libya)(in opposition to Almoravids                              from 1121). 1268 - 1465                Marinid dynasty rule (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia,                              and Southern Spain 1275-1340)(in opposition to                              the Almohads from 1195). 1472 - 1548                Wattasid dynasty rules from Fez. 1549 - 1666                Sa'adi dynasty established, rules only in southern                              Morocco until 1554.  6 Jun 1666                Sharifi Moroccan State (al-Dawla al-Maghribiyya                              al-Sharifiyya), the A`lawi Filali Sharifi                               dynasty, begins rule.  4 Feb 1860 -  2 May 1862  Tétouan occupied by Spain.  5 Aug 1907 -  7 Aug 1907  French bombard and occupy Casablanca.  7 Aug 1907 - 30 Mar 1912  French gradual occupation (Fez on 21 May 1911).  8 Jun 1910                Spain occupies northern Morocco. 30 Mar 1912 -  2 Mar 1956  French protectorate (Protectorat Français au Maroc)                              (see below). 27 Nov 1912 -  7 Apr 1956  Spanish protectorate (Protectorado Español en                              Marruecos) in so-called Spanish Southern zone                              (see below).  1 Jun 1925 - 29 Oct 1956  Tangier zone an international protectorate. 17 Jul 1936                Spanish Nationalists take over Spanish Morocco.  16 Jun 1940 -  8 Nov 1942  French Morocco administration loyal to Vichy France                              (from 8 Nov 1942 [under François Darlan and Henri                              Giraud to 3 Jun 1943], Free French).   8 Nov 1942 - 12 Nov 1942  Allied landings in Morocco (at Safi and Fédala                              [Mohammedia] taken 8 Nov 1942, Mehdia and Port                              Lyautey [Kenitra] 10 Nov 1942, and Casablanca                              on 12 Nov 1942). 14 Aug 1957                Kingdom of Morocco (al-Mamlakah al-Maghribiyyah,                              literally "the Western Kingdom"). 26 Feb 1976                Morocco and Mauritania partition Western Sahara. 11 Aug 1979                Mauritanian part of Western Sahara annexed by                              Morocco. Western Sahara French Morocco (1912-1956) Spanish Morocco (1913-1956) Rif Republic (1921-1923) Tangier (1421-1684, 1925-1956) Ifni (1860-1969) Portuguese  Possessions Mazagan (1506-1769) Aguz (1506-1526) Alcácer Ceguer (1458-1550) Arzila (1471-1550, 1577-1589) Azamor (1513-1541) Larache (1610-1689) Mamora (1614-1681) Mogador (1506-1510) Safim (1488-1541) Santa Cruz do Cabo de Gué (1505-1541)

Note: During the period covered by this record, there are numerous "pretenders" being proclaimed rulers, in part because of the multiplicity of historic capitals. Their names
appear here, with each one being indicated as "in rebellion."

Sultans¹
 6 Jun 1666 -  9 Apr 1672  `Ali I ar-Rashid                   (b. 1631 - d. 1672)
                             (actually from 3 Aug 1664)
Apr 1672                   Muhammad I
14 Apr 1672 - 21 Mar 1727  Abu´n Nasr Isma`il "as-Samin"      (b. 1645/46 - d. 1727)
                             (in rebellion from 27 Mar 1672)
1672 - 1684                al-Harrani bin Muhammad ash-Sharif
                             (in rebellion)
1672 - 1684                Abu´l Abbas Ahmad I bin Mahraz
                             (in rebellion)
16 Sep 1704 -  7 Jul 1705  al-`Alam bin Isma`ill al-Samin
                             (in rebellion)
22 Mar 1727 - 13 Mar 1728  Abu´l Abbas Ahmad II "adh-Dhahabi"
                             (1st time)                       (b. c.1677 - d. 1729)
13 Mar 1728 - 18 Jul 1728  `Abd al-Malik
18 Jul 1728 -  5 Mar 1729  Abu´l Abbas Ahmad II "adh-Dhahabi"
                             (2nd time)                       (s.a.)
 5 Mar 1729 - 28 Sep 1734  `Abd Allah (1st time)              (b. 1694 - d. 1757)
28 Sep 1734 - 14 Feb 1736  `Ali II "al-A`raj"
14 Feb 1736 -  8 Aug 1736  `Abd Allah (2nd time)              (s.a.)
 8 Aug 1736 - 19 Jun 1738  Muhammad II "bin al-`Arabiyya"
19 Jun 1738 - Feb 1740     al-Mustadi (1st time)              (d. 1759)
Feb 1740 - 13 Jun 1741     `Abd Allah (3rd time)              (s.a.)
13 Jun 1741 - 24 Nov 1741  Zayn al-`Abidin bin Isma`ill
                             al-Samin
24 Nov 1741 -  3 Feb 1742  `Abd Allah (4th time)              (s.a.)
 3 Feb 1742 - May 1743     al-Mustadi (2nd time)              (s.a.)
May 1743 - 1747            `Abd Allah (4th time)              (s.a.)
1747 - Oct 1748            al-Mustadi (3rd time)              (s.a.)
1748 - Oct 1748            Muhammad III "al-Khatib"           (b. c.1710 - d. 1790)
                             (1st time) 
Oct 1748 - 10 Nov 1757     `Abd Allah (5th time)              (s.a.)
10 Nov 1757 -  9 Apr 1790  Muhammad III "al-Khatib"           (s.a.)
                             (2nd time) 
10 Dec 1790 - Jan 1795     Hisham (1st time)                  (d. 1799/1800) 
                             (in Marrakech only)
11 Apr 1790 - 23 Feb 1792  Yazid (in Fas only)                (b. 1750 - d. 1792)
1790 - 1792                `Abd ar-Rahman bin Muhammad
                             (in rebellion)
11 Mar 1792 - 28 Nov 1822  Abu´r-Rabi Sulayman                (b. 1760 - d. 1822)
                             (to Jan 1795 in Fas only)
1792 - 1799                Maslama bin Muhammad
                             (in rebellion in northeast) 
Oct 1795 - 29 Nov 1797     Hisham (2nd time)                  (s.a.)
                             (in rebllion in Marrakech)
1805                       Muhammad Darhazi 
                             (in rebellion in Wazan)
1811 - 1816                Abu Bakr Amha'us 
                             (Berber leader, in rebellion in central Atlas)
10 Nov 1820 - 15 Mar 1821  Ibrahim bin Yazid 
                             (in rebellion in Fas and Tatuan)
1820 - 1822                Sa`id (in rebellion)
15 Mar 1821 - 1821         Sa`id bin Yazid (in rebellion)
30 Nov 1822 - 28 Aug 1859  Abu al-Fadl `Abd ar-Rahman         (b. 1778 - d. 1859)
1822                       `Abd as-Salam (in rebellion)
1832                       Muhammad bin Tayyib
                             (in rebellion in Fas)
28 Aug 1859 - 16 Sep 1873  Muhammad IV                        (b. 1803 - d. 1873)
1859                       `Abd ar-Rahman (in rebellion)
16 Sep 1873 -  9 Jun 1894  Hasan I                            (b. 1827/28 - d. 1894)
1873                       `Abd al-Kabir
                             (in rebellion in Miknasa)
 9 Jun 1894 -  4 Jan 1908  `Abd al-`Aziz                      (b. 1878 - d. 1943)
1895                       Muhammad (V) (in rebellion)        (b. c.1875 - d. af.1909)
 3 Apr 1903 - 22 Aug 1909  Muhammad (V) (in rebellion in Taza)(b. c.1865 - d. 1909)
 5 May 1907 - 24 Nov 1907  `Abd al-Hafiz (1st time)           (b. 1875 - d. 1937)
                             (in rebellion)
 4 Jan 1908 - 12 Aug 1912  `Abd al-Hafiz (2nd time)           (s.a.)
25 Apr 1911 - 1911         al-Za'in                           (d. af.1926)
                             (in rebellion in Miknasa)
Apr 1911 - 1911            al-Kabir bin `Abd al-`Aziz 
                             (in rebellion)
1911                       `Arafa bin Muhammad (in rebellion)
13 Aug 1912 - 17 Nov 1927  Yusuf                              (b. 1882 - d. 1927)
18 Aug 1912 -  6 Sep 1912  Ahmad al-Hayba (in rebellion)      (b. c.1870 - d. 1919)
18 Nov 1927 - 20 Aug 1953  Muhammad V (1st time)              (b. 1909 - d. 1961)
                             (in Madagascar exile to Nov 1955)
20 Aug 1953 - 30 Oct 1955  Muhammad (VI) bin `Arafa           (b. 1889 - d. 1976)
30 Oct 1955 - 16 Nov 1955  Council of Throne
                           - Mohamed bin `Abd as-Salam        (b. 1851 - d. 1957)
                               al-Muqri (El Mokri)
                           - M'barek al-Bekkai                (b. 1907 - d. 1961)
                           - Tahar Ouassou Loudiyi            (b. 1924 - d. 1993)
                           - Mohamed Amine Sbihi              (b. 1884 - d. 1955)
 6 Nov 1955 - 14 Aug 1957  Muhammad V (2nd time)              (s.a.)
                             (returned from exile 16 Nov 1955)
Kings¹
14 Aug 1957 - 26 Feb 1961  Muhammad V                         (s.a.)
26 Feb 1961 - 23 Jul 1999  Hasan II                           (b. 1929 - d. 1999)
23 Jul 1999 -              Muhammad VI                        (b. 1963)

Grand Viziers
1792 - 18..                Mohamed bin 'Utman
c.1808                     Si Mohammed Slaoui
1820 - 1822                Abu `Abd Allah Mohamed bin         (b. 1797 - d. 1877)
                             Ahmad Akansus 
1822 - 1831                Abu `Abd Allah Mohamed bin Idris   (b. c.1784 - d. 1847)
                             bin Mohamed al-Azamuri al'Amrani 
                             al-Fasi (1st time)
1831 - 1835                ....
1835 - 1847                Abu `Abd Allah Mohamed bin Idris   (s.a.)
                             bin Mohamed al-Azamuri al'Amrani 
                             al-Fasi (2nd time)
c.1848 - c.1853            al-Mukhtar al-Jama'i
1853 - 1854 (2 months)     Mohamed Gharit
1854 - 185.                Mohamed al-Saffar 
1859 - 1878                Musas bin Ahmad                    (d. 1878)
1879 - 1886                Mohamed bin al-Arbi al-Jama'i      (d. 1886)
1886 - 10 Jul 1894         al Mati al-Jama'i
10 Jul 1894 - 17 May 1900  Sidi Ba Ahmad bin Musa             (b. 1841/42 - d. 1900)
May 1900 - Jul 1900        al-Muhtar bin 'Abd Allah bin Hamid
1901 - 1906                Mohamed al-Mufaddal bin 
                             Mohamed al-Garit (acting)
1906 - 1907                al-Amin al-Haji 'Umar Tazi
1907 - 1908                Mohamed bin `Abd as-Salam          (s.a.)
                             al-Muqri (1st time) 
May 1908 - Dec 1908        `Abd al-Karim bin Sulayman         (b. 18.. - d. 1908) 
                             (acting)
Dec 1908 - 26 May 1911     al-Mandani al-Glawi al-Fiqi        (b. c.1860 - d. 1918)
14 Nov 1911 -  3 Nov 1913  Mohamed bin Abd as-Salam           (s.a.)
                             al-Muqri (2nd time) 
 3 Nov 1913 - 29 Aug 1917  Muhammad al-Guebbas                (b. 1847 - d. 1934)
29 Aug 1917 - 19 Oct 1955  Muhammad bin Abd-Salam             (s.a.)
                             al-Muqri (3rd time) 
19 Oct 1955 - 22 Nov 1955  Fatmi bin Slimane Pasha            (b. 1898 - d. 1980)  Non-party
Prime ministers (formally President of the Council 7 Dec 1955 - 13 Nov 1963 and
 8 Jun 1965 - 7 Jul 1967; Prime minister 13 Nov 1963 - 8 Jun 1965 and 7 Jul 1967 -
29 Jul 2011; from 29 Jul 2011, Chief of government)  
 7 Dec 1955 - 12 May 1958  M'barek Bekkai                     (s.a.)               Non-party
12 May 1958 - 16 Dec 1958  Ahmed Balafrej                     (b. 1908 - d. 1990)  PI
16 Dec 1958 - 20 May 1960  Abdallah Ibrahim                   (b. 1918 - d. 2005) PI;1959 UNFP
20 May 1960 - 26 Feb 1961  Muhammad V                         (s.a.)               Non-party
20 May 1961 - 13 Nov 1963  Hassan II (1st time)               (s.a.)               Non-party
13 Nov 1963 -  7 Jun 1965  Ahmed Bahnini                      (b. 1909 - d. 1971)  FDCI
 7 Jun 1965 -  7 Jul 1967  Hassan II (2nd time)               (s.a.)               Non-party
 7 Jul 1967 -  6 Oct 1969  Mohamed Benhima bin Taiyib         (b. 1924 - d. 1992)  Non-party
 6 Oct 1969 -  6 Aug 1971  Ahmed Moulay Laraki                (b. 1931 - d. 2020)  Non-party
 6 Aug 1971 -  2 Nov 1972  Muhammad Karim Lamrani (1st time)  (b. 1919 - d. 2018)  Non-party
 2 Nov 1972 - 22 Mar 1979  Ahmed Osman                        (b. 1930)            RNI
22 Mar 1979 - 30 Nov 1983  Maati Bouabid                      (b. 1927 - d. 1996)  UC
30 Nov 1983 - 30 Sep 1986  Muhammad Karim Lamrani (2nd time)  (s.a.)               Non-party
30 Sep 1986 - 11 Aug 1992  Azzedine Laraki                    (b. 1929 - d. 2010)  Non-party
11 Aug 1992 - 25 May 1994  Muhammad Karim Lamrani (3rd time)  (s.a.)               Non-party
25 May 1994 -  4 Feb 1998  Abdellatif Filali                  (b. 1928 - d. 2009)  Non-party
 4 Feb 1998 -  9 Oct 2002  Abderrahmane Youssoufi             (b. 1924 - d. 2020)  USFP
 9 Oct 2002 - 19 Sep 2007  Driss Jettou                       (b. 1945)            Non-party
19 Sep 2007 - 29 Nov 2011  Abbas El Fassi                     (b. 1940)            PI
29 Nov 2011 -  5 Apr 2017  Abdelilah Benkirane                (b. 1954)            PJD
 5 Apr 2017 -  7 Oct 2021  Saadeddine El Othmani              (b. 1956)            PJD
 7 Oct 2021 -              Aziz Akhannouch                    (b. 1961)            RNI

 ¹The sultans and kings also held the title of Amir al-Mu´minin (Commander of the Faithful). 

Territorial Disputes: Claims and administers Western Sahara whose sovereignty remains unresolved; Morocco protests Spain's control over the coastal enclaves of Ceuta, Melilla, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera, the islands of Penon de Alhucemas and Islas Chafarinas, and surrounding waters; both countries claim Isla Perejil (Leila Island); discussions have not progressed on a comprehensive maritime delimitation, setting limits on resource exploration and refugee interdiction, since Morocco's 2002 rejection of Spain's unilateral designation of a median line from the Canary Islands; Morocco serves as one of the primary launching areas of illegal migration into Spain from North Africa; Algeria's border with Morocco remains an irritant to bilateral relations, each nation accusing the other of harboring militants and arms smuggling; the National Liberation Front's assertions of a claim to Chirac Pastures in southeastern Morocco is a dormant dispute.

Party abbreviations: PI = Hizb al-Istiqlal/Parti d'Independence (Independence Party "Istiqlal", nationalist, center-right, monarchist, est.Apr 1937); PJD = Hizb al-'Adalah wa-t-Tanmiya/Parti de la Justice et du Développement (Justice and Development Party, nationalist, Islamist, conservative, to 1997 as Mouvement Populaire Démocratique et Constitutionnel [Popular Democratic and Constitutional Movement], est.1967); RNI = Rassemblement National des Indépendents (National Rally of Independents, center-right, liberal, monarchist, est.28 Nov 1978); UC = al-Etihad al-Dosturi/Union Constitutionelle (Constitutional Union, liberal-conservative, center-right, est.1983); USFP = al-Ishtirakiy Lilqawat al-Sha'abiyah/Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires (Socialist Union of Popular Forces, social-democratic, center-left, former UNFP, est.12 Jan 1975);
- Former parties: FDIC = Front pour de la Défense des Institutions Constitutionnelles (Front for Defense of Constitutional Institutions, comprising MP, PSD, Constitutional Democratic Party, monarchist, 1963-1965); UNFP = Union Nationale des Forces Populaires (National Union of Popular Forces, socialist, nationalist, anti-monarchist, 1959-1975, became USFP, small faction continued to 2005)

Map of French Morocco	Capital: Rabat	Population: 8,300,000 (1956 est.)
Currency: 1907-1956 Moroccan Franc (MAF)	Military: Moroccan Sharifian troops 800 (1925)	Ethnic groups: Arab and Berber 96%, Jewish 2%, French 1%, other 1% (1924)
Defense was Responsibility of France	Exports: $251.9 million (1953)	Imports: $456.2 million (1953)

Map of Spanish Morocco	Capital: Tetuán (Tetuan)	Population: 1,000,000  (1955 est.); 795,300 (1940)
Currency: 1913-1956 Spanish Peseta (ESP)	Exports: $28 million (1953)	Imports: $72 million (1953)

Representatives of the Sultan in the Spanish Zone ("the Caliph")
27 Apr 1913 - 24 Oct 1923  Mulay Muhammad al-Mahdi bin Ismail  (b. 18.. - d. 1923)
24 Oct 1923 -  8 Nov 1925  Pasha Sidi Muhammad el Hach (acting)
 8 Nov 1925 -  7 Apr 1956  Mulay Hassan bin al-Mahdi           (b. 1912 - d. 1984) 

18 Sep 1921                Independence of the Rif proclaimed (al-Rif).
 1 Feb 1923                Rif Republic (Dawlat al-Jumhuriyya al-Rifiyya).
27 May 1926                Dissolved by Franco-Spanish forces.

Emir (style Amir al-Rif)
18 Sep 1921 -  1 Feb 1923  Abd el-Krim                        (b. 1882 - d. 1963)
                            (Sayyidi Muhammad bin `Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi)
Head of State (style Ra'is al-Dawla)
 1 Feb 1923 - 27 May 1926  Abd el-Krim                        (s.a.)

Prime minister
Jul 1923 - 27 May 1926     Ben Hajj Hatmi

1923 - 1940, 1945 - 29 Oct 1956 Tangier National and Civil Ensign

20 Jun 1953 - 11 Apr 1957 Tangier Merchant Ensign

Map of Tangier Zone	Capital: Tangier (Tanger)	National Holiday: N/A	Tangier Statute  (1 Jun 1925)
GDP: N/A	Currency: Moroccan Francs  (MF) and Spanish Pesetas  1923-1956	Population: 183,729 (1955) 60,000 (1940) 2,225 (1677)	Ethnic groups: Arab and  Berber 50%, European 40%,  Jews 9%, other 1% (1956 est.)
Exports: $2.49 billion MF (1953); $400,000 (1933)	Imports: $2.59 billion MF (1953); $2.7 million (1933)	Total Police Force: 250 Defense was Responsibility of the Signatory Powers
International Organizations/Treaties 1925-1956: UPU

 
40 - 429                   Part of the Roman Empire (as Colonia Iulia Tingi, and later
                             Traducta Iulia).
429 - 533                  Part of the Vandal kingdom.
533 - 618                  Part of Eastern (Byzantine) Roman Empire (as Tingís).
618 - 683                  Part of the Visigoth kingdom.
682 - 683                  Occupied by the Umayyad Caliphate.                   
683 - 702                  Part of the Visigoth kingdom.
702 - 740                  Part of the Umayyad Caliphate.
740 - 788                  Ruled by local Berber rulers (Tanja).
788 - 940                  Part of Fez (Morocco) under Idrisid dynasty.
940 - 958                  Part of Caliphate of Córdoba.
958 - 973                  Part of the Fatimid Caliphate.
973 - 1030                 Part of Caliphate of Córdoba.
1030 - 1075                Part of Ceuta Taifa state.
1075 - 1148                Part of Almoravid Empire.
1148 - 1243                Part of Almohad Caliphate.
1243 - 1247                Occupied by the Hafsids of Tunis.
1247 - 12..                Part of Morocco.
12.. - 1359                Emirate of Tangier, separated from Morocco.
1359 - 1421                Part of Morocco.
1421 - 28 Aug 1471         Emirate of Tangier, separated from Morocco.
13 Sep 1437 - 19 Oct 1437  Portuguese siege of Tangier.
Nov 1463 - 19 Jan 1464     Portuguese siege of Tangier.
28 Aug 1471                Tangier a Portuguese possession (Tânger).
15 Jul 1580 - 1656         Tangier a Spanish possession (Tánger)(but maintains its Portuguese
                             garrison and administration).
1656 - 29 Jun 1662         Portuguese possession (Tânger).
29 Jan 1662                Ceded to England by Portugal (protested by Spain).
29 Jan 1662 -  6 Feb 1684  English possession (Tangier).
Apr 1662 -  3 May 1662     Moroccan attack on Tangier.
 4 May 1664                Moroccan attack on Tangier.
 4 Jun 1668                Tangier incorporated and declared a free city, with a mayor, by
                             charter (entered into force 21 Aug 1668)(Towne of Tanger).
19 Sep 1675                Moroccan attack on Tangier.
25 Mar 1680 -  7 Oct 1680  Moroccan "great siege" of Tangier.
14 Sep 1683 -  6 Feb 1684  Moroccan siege of Tangier.
 6 Feb 1684                Re-incorporated into Morocco.
 6 Aug 1844                French naval bombardment of Tangier during the First Franco-
                             Moroccan War.
Nov 1912                   French and Spanish division of Morocco into separate protectorates
                             leaves the status of Tangier as undefined.
18 Dec 1923                Tangier made an international zone under the joint administration
                             of France, Spain, and U.K. nominally under suzerainty of Morocco
                             (Tangier International Zone)(ratified 14 May 1924).
 1 Jun 1925                International administration begins (representing France, Spain,
                             U.K. [and later, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands,
                             Sweden, United States, and from 1945 Soviet Union]).
14 Jun 1940                Occupied by Moroccan troops under Spanish command.
 4 Nov 1940 - 11 Oct 1945  De facto incorporated into Spanish Morocco (not recognized by
                             the Allies).
29 Oct 1956                Re-incorporated into Morocco, Tangier zone disestablished.
18 Apr 1960                Re-integrated with Morocco financially; international status
                             formally abolished.

Deputies (Naib)(representatives of the Sultan of Morocco to
the foreign communities in Tangier)
1908 - 1913                Muhammad al-Guebbas               (b. 1847 - d. 1934)
1913 - 1925                Muhammad ben Abdelkrim at-Tazi    (d. 1954)
                             Bu Ashran (1st time)
Presidents of the Legislative Assembly
(and representatives "Mendoub" of the Sultan of Morocco)
1925 - 16 Mar 1941         Muhammad ben Abdelkrim at-Tazi    (s.a.)
                             Bu Ashran (1st time)
16 Mar 1941 - 11 Oct 1945  Vacant
Oct 1945 - 1954            Muhammad ben Abdelkrim at-Tazi    (s.a.)
                             Bu Ashran (2nd time)
1954 -  8 Jul 1956         Si Ahmad at-Tazi

Map of Ifni

Capital: Ifni

Currency: 1934-1969 Spanish Peseta (ESP)

Population: 51,521 (1958)

  

26 Apr 1860                Morocco cedes Sidi Ifni, a 1,000 sq. KM enclave, to
                             Spain by the Treaty of Tetuán (not occupied by Spain until 1934).

 6 Apr 1934                Ifni first occupied by Spain.

 9 Apr 1934                Ifni organized as a Gobierno especial.

29 Aug 1934                High Commissioner for Spanish Morocco becomes governor-general

                             of Infi, Saguia el Hamra and Río de Oro (Territory of Ifni;

                             from 17 May 1940, Territories of Ifni and Sahara).

18 Sep 1936                Spanish Nationalist forces take control of Ifni.

20 Jul 1946                Ifni, Río de Oro and Saguia el Hamra united as Spanish West Africa

                             (see Western Sahara).

23 Oct 1957 - 30 Jun 1958  Moroccan siege of Ifni.

10 Jan 1958                Ifni a Spanish overseas province.

30 Jun 1969                Ifni retroceded to Morocco by Spain (retroactive to 4 Jan 1969).

Governors of Ifni
 1 Jul 1934 - 12 Jan 1958  the Government Delegates in the Sahara;
                           from 1940; Governors of Spanish West Africa
Commandants and Government delegates in the Territory of Ifni
(subordinated to the Spanish High Commissioners for Morocco)
 6 Apr 1934 -  1 Jul 1934  Oswaldo Fernando de la Caridad       (b. 1894 - d. 1936)
                             Capaz y Montes
                             (military commander to 1934)
 6 Sep 1934 – 10 May 1935  Rodríguez de la Herranza
10 May 1935 – 15 Aug 1936  Juanjo Montero Cabañas
15 Aug 1936 – 15 Oct 1937  Rafael Molero Pimentel
16 Oct 1937 – Mar 1952     Juan Fernández Aceytuno y Montero  
Mar 1952 – 11 Aug 1957     José Martín Álvarez-Chas de Berbén   (b. 1918 - d. 1957)
11 Aug 1957 – Aug 1957     José María Troncoso Palleiro
Aug 1957 - Mar 1958        Francisco Mena Díaz                  (b. 1913 - d. 2007)
Governors-general of Ifni
12 Jan 1958 - 12 Feb 1959  Mariano Gómez Zamalloa y Quirce      (b. 1897 - d. 1973)
12 Feb 1959 - 15 Nov 1961  Pedro Latorre Alcubierre             (b. 1900 - d. 1995)
15 Nov 1961 -  3 May 1963  Joaquín Agulla y Jiménez-Coronado    (b. 1902 - d. 1971)
 3 May 1963 -  5 Nov 1965  Adolfo Artalejo Campos               (b. 1905 - d. 1965)
11 Nov 1965 - 30 Apr 1967  Marino Trovo Larrasquito             (b. 1905 - d. 1967)
30 Apr 1967 -  9 May 1967  .... (acting)
 9 May 1967 - 30 Jun 1969  José Miguel Vega Rodríguez           (b. 1913 - d. 1992)

Santa Cruz de la Mar Pequeña

1478 - 1526                Spanish settlement of Santa Cruz de la Mar Pequeña located

                             on Moroccan Atlantic coast (said to be near modern Sidi Ifni,

                             but the exact modern location is disputed), abandoned 1485-96

                             (subordinated to Canary Islands).

Alcaídes of Santa Cruz de la Mar Pequeña
1478 - Jun 1485            Diego García de Herrera              (d. 1485)
1485 - 1496                abandoned
1496 - 1517                the governors of Grán Canaria
10 Aug 1517 -  5 Sep 1519  Hernán Darias de Saavedra
                             (de facto)
 5 Sep 1519 - 28 Mar 1522  Luis de Zapata (to 1521)
                           + Francisco de Vargas
                           + Cristóbal Bivas (from 1521)
28 Mar 1522 -  4 Aug 1525  Juan de Chaves                       (d. 1525)
                           + Diego Vargas
Aug 1525 - 1526            the governor of Grán Canaria
                           + Diego Vargas (to ... 1525)
                           + Luis de Aday (interim)
                              (19 Apr - 8 May 1526)
Lieutenants of the Alcaíde at Santa Cruz de la Mar Pequeña
1478 - 1479                Alonso de Cabrera
1479 - 1485?               Jofre de Tenorio
1485 - 1496                abandoned
1496 - 1497                Diego Ramirez
11 Dec 1497 - Dec 1498     Rodrigo de Narvaez
1498? - 1501               Alonso de Valenzuela
1504 - 1508?               Juan Fernandes Portugués
c.1508                     Diego de Cabrera
15.. - Aug 1517            Hernando de Baeza
c.1519                     Cristóbal Bivas (Vivas)    
13 Nov 1522 - 1524         Pedro Hernandez de Lugo
1524 - 1526                Luis de Aday

Mazagão (Mazagan)

1502                       Mazagan (modern El Jadida) claimed for Portugal, town built 1506.
1514                       Portuguese possession (Mazagão).
18 Feb 1562 -  7 May 1562  Under siege by Morocco.
18 Jul 1580 - 13 Feb 1668  Mazagão a Spanish possession (as Mazagán).
Dec 1768 - 11 Mar 1769     Moroccan siege of Mazagão. 
11 Mar 1769                Mazagão retaken Morocco, but is largely destroyed in not
                             rebuilt until 1815 as El Jadida.

Captains-major
1514 - 1517                Martim Afonso de Melo Coutinho        (b. c.1480 - d. af.1526)
1517 – 1520                Álvaro de Noronha
1520 - 1535                António Leite (1st time)
1535 - 1537                Manuel de Sande
1537                       António Leite (2nd time)
1537 - Mar 1541            João Gomes
Mar 1541 - 1548            Luís de Loureiro                      (b. c.1490 - d. 1553)
1548 - 1551                Tristão de Ataíde
1551 - 1561                Álvaro Pires de Carvalho (1st time)
1561 - 1562                Rui de Sousa de Carvalho (1st time)   (b. c.1536 - d. 1573)
1562                       Álvaro Pires de Carvalho (2nd time)
1562                       Rui de Sousa de Carvalho (2nd time)   (s.a.)
1562 - 1564                Francisco de Barros de Paiva
1564 - 1572                Rui de Sousa de Carvalho (3rd time)   (s.a.)
1572 - 1574                Pedro Álvares de Carvalho             (b. c.1480 - d. 15..)
1574                       Bernardim de Carvalho                 (b. c.1510 - d. af.1574)
1574 - 1577                Gil Fernandes de Carvalho (1st time)
1577 - 1578                Francisco de Figueiredo (interim)
1578                       Martim Correia da Silva               (d. 1582)
1578 - 1581                João de Mendonça Furtado
1581 - 1582                Pêro de Mendonça Furtado
1582 - 1586                Francisco de Mendonça Furtado
1586                       Gil Fernandes de Carvalho (2nd time)
1586 - 1607                Diogo Lopes de Carvalho
Governors
1607 - 1610                Manuel Mascarenhas
 7 Sep 1610 - 1615         Henrique Correia da Silva             (b. 1560 - d. 1644)
1615 - 1619                Jorge Mascarenhas, marquês            (b. c.1579 - d. 1652)
                             de Montalvão  
1619 - 1624                Brás Teles de Meneses
15 Mar 1624 - Jun 1627     Gonçalo Coutinho
26 Jun 1627 -  7 Jun 1631  Francisco de Almeida                  (b. c.1580 – d. 1641)
 7 Jun 1631 - 1635         João da Silva Telo de Meneses,        (b. c.1600 - d. 1651)
                             conde de Aveiras
1635 - Mar 1640            Francisco de Mascarenhas, 
                             conde de Castelho Novo 
Mar 1640 - Jun 1640        Luísa Antónia de Velasco (f)
                           + Nuno da Cunha da Costa 
                           (acting)
25 Jun 1640 - 1642         Martim Correia da Silva (interim)  
1642 - Nov 1645            Rui de Moura Teles                    (b. c.1595 - d. 1676)
10 Nov 1645 - May 1648     João Luís de Vasconcelos e Meneses    (b. 1600 - d. 1649) 
May 1648 - Jul 1648        Junta 
                           - António Dinis Barbosa
                           - Gonçalo Barreto
                           - Gaspar Rodrigues
1648 - 1649                Nuno da Cunha da Costa (1st time)
1649                       Francisco de Noronha (1st time)
1649 - 1650                Nuno da Cunha da Costa (2nd time)
1650 - 1654                Francisco de Noronha (2nd time)
29 Jan 1654 - 1658         Alexandre de Sousa Freire  
1658 - 1661                Francisco de Mendonça Furtado
1661 - 1667                Cristóvão de Melo                     (b. c.1625 - d. ....) 
1667 - 27 Nov 1671         Martinho Mascarenhas, conde de        (b. c.1630 - d. 1676)
                             Santa Cruz 
Nov 1671 - 1677            Marco de Noronha  
Feb 1677 - 1681            Cristóvão de Almada                   (b. 1632 - d. 1713)
1681 - 1687                Bernardim de Sousa de Távora Tavares
1687 - 1691                Manuel de Sousa de Castro
1691 - 1692                Domingos de Matos  
1692 - 1695                João de Saldanha de Albuquerque       (b. c.1640 - d. 1723)
Governors and Captains-general
1695 - 1698                Luís de Saldanha da Gama 
1698 -  9 Oct 1702         Sancho de Faro e Sousa,               (b. 1659 - d. 1719) 
                             conde do Vimieiro 
 9 Oct 1702 - Sep 1705     Manuel de Sousa Tavares de Távora  
 1 Oct 1705 - 27 Jul 1713  Francisco de Melo e Castro            (b. 1702 - d. bf.1777)
27 Jul 1713 - 1719         Manuel Rolim de Moura Tavares         (b. 1668 - d. 1738)  
1719 - 1724                Duarte Sodré Pereira                  (b. 1666 - d. 1738)
1724                       António José de Miranda Henriques     (b. c.1695 - d. 17..) 
1724 - 1734                João Jacques de Magalhães
1734 -  4 Aug 1745         Bernardo Pereira de Berredo e Castro  (d. 1748)
Aug 1745 - 1752            António Álvares da Cunha, conde de    (b. 1700 - d. 1791)
                             Cunha
1752 - 1757                José Leite de Sousa                   (b. c.1715 - d. ....) 
1757 - Sep 1763            José Joaquim Vasques da Cunha
Sep 1763 - 11 Mar 1769     Dinis Gregório de Melo e Castro       (b. 1735 - d. 1793)
                             Mendonça

1506 - 1525                Portuguese rule at Aguz (Souira Guedima).

24 Aug 1471                Portuguese rule at Arzila (Asilah). 
Apr 1529                   Brief Moroccan siege of Arzila.
Aug 1550 - Jul 1577        Retaken by Morocco.
Jul 1577                   Portuguese rule restored.
18 Jul 1580                Arzila along with Portugal a Spanish possession.
1589                       Restored to Morocco.
c.1604                     Spanish take Arzila (Arcila).
1691                       Spanish evacute. 

Captains
27 Aug 1471 - 1480         Henrique de Meneses, conde de Viana   (b. c.1450 - d. 1480)  
1480 - 1482                Lopo Dias de Azevedo
1482 - 1486                João de Meneses 
28 Aug 1486 - 1488         Álvaro de Faria                       (b. c. 1460 - d. 1512)
1488? - 1495               Vasco Coutinho, conde de Redondo      (b. c.1450 - d. 1522)
                             (1st time)(interim to 1490)
1495?                      Rodrigo Coutinho                      (b. c.1470 - d. 1495)
1495                       João de Meneses (1st time)(interim)   (b. c.1460 - d. 1514)
1495 - 1501                Vasco Coutinho, conde de Redondo      (s.a.) 
                             (2nd time)
1501 - 1502                João Coutinho (1st time)(interim)     (b. c.1480 - d. 1549)
 9 Jan 1502 - 1505         João de Meneses (2nd time)(interim)   (s.a.)
1505 - 1508                Vasco Coutinho, conde de Redondo      (s.a.) 
                             (2nd time)
1508                       Jorge Barreto
1508 - 1513                Vasco Coutinho, conde de Redondo      (s.a.) 
                             (3rd time)
1513                       João Coutinho (2nd time)(interim)     (s.a.)
1513 - 1514                Vasco Coutinho, conde de Redondo      (s.a.) 
                             (4th time)
1514 - Apr 1523            João Coutinho (3rd time)              (s.a.)
                             (evacuates to Portugal Feb-Sep 1522)
Apr 1523 - Jun 1523        Manuel de Meneses (interim)           (d. 1523)
1523                       Garcia de Melo (acting)
                             (alcaide-mor of Castro Marim)
1523                       Fernão Caldeira (interim)
1523 -  1 May 1525         João Coutinho (4th time)(interim)     (s.a.)
 1 May 1525 - 10 Oct 1529  António da Silveira (substitute)      (b. c.1490 - d. c.1531)
10 Oct 1529 - 1538         João Coutinho (5th time)(interim)     (s.a.)
1538 - 1544?               Manuel Mascarenhas                    (b. c.1480 - d. 1546)
1544 - 1546                Sebastião de Vargas
1546 - 1549                Francisco Coutinho, conde de Redondo  (b. 1517 - d. 1564)
1549 - Aug 1550            Luís de Loureiro                      (b. c.1490 - d. 1553)
Aug 1550 - 1577            Moroccan rule
1577 - 1578                Duarte de Meneses                     (b. 1537 - d. 1588)
1578                       Pedro de Mesquita
1578 - 1580?               Pedro de Silva                        (b. c.1554 - d. 1578?)
1580 - 1589?               Vasco Fernandes Homem
1589 - c.1604              Moroccan rule
c.1604 - 1691              .... [Spanish governors]

Azamor

28-29 Aug 1513             Portuguese siege of Azamor (Azemour [Azamur]).
 1 Sep 1513 - 30 Oct 1541  Portuguese rule at Azamor (Azemmour).
30 Oct 1541                Restored to Morocco.

Mamora (Mehdya)

24 Jun 1515 - 10 Aug 1515  Briefly occupied by Portugal as Forte de São João de Mamora.
 6 Aug 1614 - 30 Apr 1681  Spanish rule, La Mámora port named San Miguel de Ultramar.
30 Apr 1681                Re-taken by Morocco, later named al-Mahdiya (Mehdya).

Captains
24 Jun 1515 - 10 Aug 1515  Estêvão Rodrigues Bério
                           + João Rodrigues
Governors
 6 Aug 1614 - Dec 1614     Luis Fajardo y Ruíz de Avendaño       (b. c.1556 - d. 1617)
Dec 1614 - 1622            Cristóbal Lechuga                     (b. 1556 - d. 1622)
Sep 1622 - 1626            Diego de Escobedo y Gallego           (b. c.1562 - d. c.1632)
1626 - 1629                Francisco de Murga y Ortiz de Orue    (d. 1634)
1629 - 1636                Toribio de Herrera y Gutiérrez        (b. c.1589 - d. 1636)
1636 - 1647                Fernando Dorado de Astorga            (d. c.1666)
1647 - 1656                José de Medrano de los Rios
1656 - 1667                Alonso Prieto de Valencia y Angulo    (b. c.1617 - d. ...)
1667 -  5 Mar 1671         Diego Lopez Gallardo
1671 - 19 Dec 1671         Juan Torres de Vivar (1st time)
19 Dec 1671 - 11 May 1672  Pedro Cajés (1st time)(acting)
11 May 1672 - Oct 1673     Juan Torres de Vivar (2nd time)
Oct 1673 - 1680            Pedro Cajés (2nd time)
1680 - 30 Apr 1681         Juan de Peñalosa y Estrada

Mogador

Aug 1506                   Castelo-Real de Mogador built by the Portuguese.
Nov 1510                   Re-taken by Morocco and later Essaouira (al-Sawira) is built.

1506                       Concession granted to the Portuguese (no settlement).
1508 - Oct 1541            Portuguese rule at Safim (praça-forte de Safim)(Safi).

Captains and Governors
1508 - 1509                Diogo de Azambuja, Sr.                (b. 1432 - d. 1518)
1509 - 1510                Pedro de Azevedo
17 Apr 1510 - 19 May 1516  Nuno Fernandes de Ataíde              (b. c.1470 - d. 1516)
1516                       Nuno Gato (interim)
1516 – 1520                Nuno Mascarenhas
1520 – 1522                Francisco Lopes Girão (1st time
                             (acting)
1522 –  9 Oct 1525         Gonçalo Mendes Sacoto
 9 Oct 1525 – 1529         Garcia de Melo
1529 - 1534                Francisco Lopes Girão (2nd time)
                             (acting)
Mar 1534 – May 1534        Luis de Loureiro (1st time)           (b. c.1490 - d. 1553)
May 1534 – Sep 1534        Garcia de Noronha                     (b. 1479 - d. 1540)
Sep 1534 – 1535            Jorge de Noronha
1535 – 1541                Rodrigo de Castro
1541 - Oct 1541            Luis de Loureiro (2nd time)           (s.a.)   

1505 - 12 Mar 1541         Portuguese rule at Santa Cruz do cabo de Gué d'Agoa de Narba
                             (Agadir).
1506                       Brief Moroccan siege of Santa Cruz do cabo de Gué.
18 Aug 1511                Brief Moroccan siege of Santa Cruz do cabo de Gué.
Sep 1540 - Dec 1540        Moroccan siege of Santa Cruz do cabo de Gué.
16 Feb 1541 - 12 Mar 1541  Moroccan siege of Santa Cruz do cabo de Gué.
12 Mar 1541                Moroccan rule restored. 

Captains
1505 - 25 Jan 1513         João Lopes de Sequeira                 (b. c.1480 - d. af.1529)
                             (holder of the factory)
Mar 1513 - 1517            Francisco de Castro (1st time)         (b. c.1470 - d. af.1524)
                             (acting to 6 Oct 1514)
1517                       Pêro Leitão (interim)
May 1517 - 1521            Francisco de Castro (2nd time)         (s.a.)
1521 - 1523                Simão Gonçalves da Costa (1st time)    (b. c.1480 - d. 1533)
                             (interim)
1523 - 1525                António Leitão de Gambôa (1st time)    (b. c.1490 - d. 1529)
1525 - 1528                Luís Sacoto (Caçoto)
1528 - Feb 1529            António Leitão de Gambôa (2nd time)    (s.a.)
Feb 1529 - Jul 1529        António Rodrigues de Parada (interim)
 7 Aug 1529 - Apr/May 1533 Simão Gonçalves da Costa (2nd time)    (s.a.)
30 May 1533 - Jul? 1533    Simão Gonçalves da Câmara (interim)    (b. 1512 - d. 1580)
Jul? 1533 - 15 Nov 1533    Rui Dias de Aguiar (interim)
15 Nov 1533 - 1534         Guterre de Monroy (1st time)           (b. c.1479 - d. 1548)
Jun 1534 - 1538            Luís de Loureiro                       (b. c.1490 - d. 1553)
1538 - 12 Mar 1541         Guterre de Monroy (2nd time)           (s.a.)