French Morocco

E48309

French Morocco was a French protectorate in North Africa (1912–1956) that encompassed much of present-day Morocco and served as a key colonial administrative and economic center for France.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf French protectorate
former colony
former political entity
administrativeCenter Rabat
appliesToPartOf present-day Morocco
colonialAdministrationLanguage French
colonialPower French Fourth Republic
French Third Republic
country France
currencyUsed Moroccan franc
economicActivity phosphate mining
port trade through Casablanca
economicRole key colonial administrative center for France
major source of agricultural exports
educationSystemControlledBy French authorities
endTime 1956
establishedByTreaty Treaty of Fez
flagUsed French tricolour
green pentagram on red field (Moroccan flag)
governmentType protectorate
hasCapital Rabat
headOfStateTitle Sultan of Morocco
includesCity Casablanca
Fez
Marrakesh
Tangier
independenceMovement Moroccan nationalist movement
independenceRecognizedBy France
independenceYear 1956
languageUsed Arabic
French
legalStatus protectorate under nominal Moroccan sovereignty
locatedIn Africa
North Africa
neighbour Algeria
Spanish Morocco
Spanish Sahara
notableResidentGeneral Charles Noguès
Hubert Lyautey
partOf French colonial empire
predecessor Sultanate of Morocco
railwayDevelopmentBy France
religionMajority Sunni Islam
representedBy French Resident-General
sharesTerritoryWith Spanish Morocco
startTime 1912
successor Kingdom of Morocco
treatyDate 30 March 1912

Referenced by (17)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
French North Africa ("French Protectorate of Tunisia")
French North Africa ("French Protectorate of Morocco")
includes
AFN ("French Protectorate in Morocco")
Rif War ("French protectorate in Morocco")
relatedTo
French Algeria ("French protectorate of Morocco")
borderedBy
Bab Bou Jeloud ("French Protectorate in Morocco")
builtDuring
French Moroccan Goumiers ("French protectorate of Morocco")
colonialStatus
Casablanca Conference
country
Serge Haroche ("French Protectorate in Morocco")
countryOfBirth
French North Africa ("Moroccan independence")
decolonizationEvent
Casablanca Conference ("French Protectorate in Morocco")
historicalRegion
Advisory Opinion on the Nationality Decrees in Tunis and Morocco ("French Protectorate in Morocco")
involvedTerritory
Rick Blaine
locatedIn
Alaouite dynasty ("French Protectorate in Morocco")
maintainedRuleDuring
Ilsa Lund
setInCountry
The Desert Song (1929 film)
setting
Casablanca
settingCountry

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