1975 in Morocco

none 1975 The following lists events that happened during 1975 in the Kingdom of Morocco. Incumbents Monarch: Hassan II Prime Minister: Ahmed Osman Events October October 1 - Morocco and Mauritania announced they would invade Western Sahara and split it between themselves after Spain announces a referendum would be held for the Sahrawi colony.Michael Brecher and Jonathan Wilkenfeld, A Study of Crisis (University of Michigan Press, 1997) pp119-120 October 16 - Moroccan King Hassan II announced plans for a march of over 350,000 civilians across the border to Western Sahara to claim the parts of Western Sahara for Morocco. November November 5 - A group of anarchists blow up a clock tower to protest a new government tax on looking at the clock. 12 people were injured, and 4 were killed. The anarchists later spray painted the words "killing time" on what was left of the tower. November 9 - When Spain announced it will not fight for Western Sahara, Morocco's Green March was called off. Moroccan King Hassan II said, "Spain is not only a friendly country, it also is a neighborly and fraternal nation."Erik Jensen, Western Sahara: Anatomy Of A Stalemate (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2005) p28 "Hassan Calls Off Sahara March", Milwaukee Sentinel, November 10, 1975, p1 November 14 - Spain abandons Western Sahara and announces that it will be divided between Morocco and Mauritania.Lise Storm, Democratization in Morocco: The political elite and struggles for power in the post-independence state (Routledge, 2007) p39 References 1975 Category:1970s in Morocco Category:Years of the 20th century in Morocco Morocco Morocco