• 13 November: Under the leadership of Moha Ou Hammou Zaïani, the resistance of the Zaïan tribes inflicts a resounding defeat on the French at the battle of El Heri, near Khénifra: 33 officers and 580 soldiers perish

    1913
  • 21 July: Defeat of the Spanish at the battle of Anoual: their human losses amount to 19,000 between dead, wounded, missing, and prisoners

    1921
  • February-March: Battle of Bougafer, in the Saghro mountain, in the High Atlas, opposing French colonial troops to the Aït Atta tribes, who only surrender after several weeks of resistance in the face of a strict blockade supported by aviation

    1933
  • 18 November: For the first time, nationalists celebrate the Throne Day in some Moroccan cities without authorization from the French Protectorate

    1933
  • 14-24 January: In Casablanca, the Anfa Conference is held by Franklin Roosevelt, US president, Winston Churchill, British prime minister, General Charles de Gaulle, and General Henri Giraud, representatives of the French Committee of National Liberation

    1943
  • 11 January: Presentation of the Independence Manifesto on behalf of the Istiqlal Party led by Allal Al Fassi

    1944
  • 10 April: Sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef delivers the historic speech in Tangier

    1947
  • The Resident General presents Sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef with a protocol of abdication (13 August)

    1953
  • 25 January: Transfer of Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef with his family members from Corsica to Madagascar

    1954

From the book « Chronologie de l’histoire du Maroc (Des temps préhistoriques à la fin du XXe siècle) ».Published by the Royal Institute for Research in the History of Morocco

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