French protectorate in Morocco

French protectorate in Morocco was a colony in Maghreb (North and West Africa) that lasted from 1912 to 1956 CE, about 44 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

Resident-General Lyautey ruled through the sultan and built new European cities beside the old medinas. Sultan Mohammed V's exile in 1953 fuelled the drive to independence.

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Facts

Dates

1912 to 1956 CE

Duration

44 years

Type

Colony

Region

Maghreb, North and West Africa

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Rabat

Came from

• Alaouite Sultanate of Morocco 1666 to 1912 CE

Became

• Morocco 1956 CE to the present

Events in North and West Africa during its time

• 1954 Algerian War begins
• 1956 Suez Crisis

Neighbours in North and West Africa

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE
• Alaouite Sultanate of Morocco 1666 to 1912 CE
• French Algeria 1830 to 1962 CE
• Muhammad Ali dynasty (Khedivate) 1805 to 1914 CE
• Egypt 1953 CE to the present
• Morocco 1956 CE to the present
• French West Africa 1895 to 1960 CE
• British Nigeria 1914 to 1960 CE
• Portuguese Cape Verde 1462 to 1975 CE
• Sultanate of Darfur c. 1603 to 1916 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE, Europe
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia

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