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1063 Part of the Almoravid Sultanate to 1269.
1268 Mernid dynasty begins rule ( Moroc ).
1555 Saadian dynasty begins rule.
1415 Ceuta taken by Portugal ( from 1580, Spanish ).
1496 Melilla taken by Spain.
1666 Sharifi Moroccan State, the A`lawi Filali Sharifi dynasty,
begins rule.
1860 Morocco cedes Western Sahara and Ifni to Spain.
1860 Spanish occupy the Rif and Tetouan to 1862.
1907 French occupation to 1912.
1910 Spain occupies northern Morocco.
1912 French protectorate and Spanish protectorate in so-called
Spanish Zone to 1956.
1912 City of Tangier an international protectorate to 1956.
1940 French Morocco administration loyal to Vichy France to 1942.
1957 Kingdom of Morocco
1958 Spain returns Southern Protectorate ( Tarfaya area; formerly
attached spanish Western Sahara ).
1976 Morocco and Mauritania partition Western Sahara.
1979 Mauritanian part of Western Sahara annexed by Morocco. |