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Morocco had demanded the return of the Spanish cities Ceuta and Melilla along with several small rocks and islets off the coast of Morocco.
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The tendency to treat elections as an instrument of self-interest rather than an instrument of national interest had two important effects on electoral planning in Morocco.
Yusuf ibn Tashfin had in the meantime brought what is now known as Morocco, Western Sahara and Mauretania into complete subjection.
In the reign of his grandfather, John I, Ceuta had been conquered from the king of Morocco, and now the new king wanted to expand the conquests.
But the republicans were not in agreement either, and they had to contend with the War in Cuba, the Islamist terrorists in Spanish Morocco and the continuance of the Carlist Wars.
In 721, the emir of Córdoba had built up a strong army from Morocco, Yemen, and Syria to conquer Aquitaine, the large duchy in the southwest of Gaul, nominally under Frankish sovereignty, but in practice almost independent in the hands of the Odo the Great, the Duke of Aquitaine, since the Merovingian kings had lost power.
This invasion is sometimes known as Shaba I. Mobutu had to request assistance, which was provided by Morocco in the form of regular troops who routed the MPLA and their Cuban advisors out of Katanga.
Subsequently, fibre links into the FLAG cable system ( which had a landing point in Estepona, about 50 km from Gibraltar ) were established and along with microwave links to Morocco giving Gibraltar a resilient communications infrastructure.
Spanish Guinea was granted independence as Equatorial Guinea in 1968, while the Moroccan enclave of Ifni had been ceded to Morocco in 1969.
Carthage at the time was in such a poor state that its navy was unable to transport his army to Iberia ( Hispania ); instead, Hamilcar had to march it towards the Pillars of Hercules and transport it across the Strait of Gibraltar ( present-day Morocco / Spain ).
Henry was 21 when he, his father and brothers captured the Moorish port of Ceuta in northern Morocco, that had long been a base for Barbary pirates who raided the Portuguese coast, depopulating villages by capturing their inhabitants to be sold in the African slave market.
After his departure from al-Andalus he decided to travel through Morocco, one of the few parts of the Muslim world that he had never explored.
After returning home from his travels in 1354, and at the instigation of the Sultan of Morocco, Abu Inan Faris, Ibn Battuta dictated an account of his journeys to Ibn Juzayy, a scholar whom he had previously met in Granada.
Phoenician traders, who had penetrated the western Mediterranean before the 12th century BC, set up depots for salt and ore along the coast and up the rivers of the territory that is now Morocco.
During the reign of Juba II Emperor Augustus ( who created in the area of what is now northern Morocco 12 colonies with retired Roman legionaries ) had already founded three colonias, with Roman citizens, in Mauretania close to the Atlantic coast: Iulia Constantia Zilil, Iulia Valentia Banasa and Iulia Campestris Babba.
Spain, meanwhile, had declared that even in the absence of a referendum, it intended to surrender political control of Western Sahara, and Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania convened a tripartite conference to resolve the territory ’ s future.
Morocco has had strong ties to the West in order to gain economic and political benefits.
Foreign relations have had a significant impact on economic and social development in Morocco.
For example, Morocco had to be perceived as a democracy before receiving major loans and investments from western states.
Morocco has had a history of monarch rule.
For example, Morocco has had a long history of supporting the United States and it has received financial support as a result.
Morocco had previously called for negotiations on the future of Melilla, Ceuta and a number of Mediterranean islands which border it.
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the parties to the UNFCCC, COP 7, had been set for Marrakech, Morocco, in October – November 2001.
Just a year later, UNHCR was tasked with dealing with Chinese refugees in Hong Kong, while also responding Algerian refugees who had fled to Morocco and Tunisia in the wake of Algeria's war for independence.
A 1975 advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice on the status of the Western Sahara held that while some of the region's tribes had historical ties to Morocco, they were insufficient to establish " any tie of territorial sovereignty " between the Western Sahara and the Kingdom of Morocco.
Morocco and demanded
* Early 19th century-Barbary Wars: Algiers, Morocco, Tripoli, and Tunis require America to pay protection money ; U. S. Navy sent in and forces abandonment of tribute ; other states demanded tribute until 1815 when Stephen Decatur again prevailed.
Clashes in Morocco, Madagascar, Algeria, and Tunisia became more frequent ; an Algerian independence movement, the Front de Libération Nationale, was founded in 1951, in 1953 the French overthrew Mohammed V, the Sultan of Morocco, after he demanded greater autonomy.
His brief reign ( 1578 – 1580 ) was devoted to attempting to raise the crippling financial reparations demanded by the disastrous Morocco venture.
The tolerance of the jizya ( the tax demanded of dhimmis ) paying Jews and Christians in the cities of Morocco came to an end under the intolerant dynasty of the stern Almohades, who came into power in 1146.
Morocco demanded the inclusion of all people now living in the territory and several tens of thousands then living in southern Morocco, who were now brought into the territory by the government.
Raisuli demanded of Sultan Abdelaziz of Morocco, $ 70, 000 ransom, safe conduct, and control of two of Morocco's wealthiest districts.
Morocco and return
* 1706 17 February – Queen Anne though not yet the legal ruler of the territory, declared Gibraltar a free port ( upon request of the Sultan of Morocco, who wanted Gibraltar being given this status in return for supplying the town )
After reaching Mecca he decided to return to Morocco, nearly a quarter of a century after leaving home.
While at the oasis of Takedda on his journey back across the desert, he received a message from the Sultan of Morocco commanding him to return home.
On the return from Takedda to Morocco, his caravan transported 600 female slaves, suggesting that slavery was a substantial part of the commercial activity of the empire.
Germany attempted to ' persuade ' France to cede territory in the Middle Congo in return for giving France a free hand in Morocco.
Two years later, faced with a united Moroccan demand for the sultan's return, rising violence in Morocco, and the deteriorating situation in Algeria, the French government brought Mohammed V back to Morocco.
After mediation by the United States, Both Morocco and Spain agreed to return to the status quo by which the Island remains deserted and almost a no man's land.
This led to the Madrid Agreement, a treaty that divided the territory between Morocco and Mauritania, in return for phosphate and fishing concessions to Spain.
Over the course of the same day, the Spanish commandos were replaced on the island by members of the Spanish Legion, who remained on the island until Morocco, after mediation by the United States, led by Colin Powell, agreed to return to the status quo ante which existed prior to the Moroccan occupation of the island.
Mohammed V ( 10 August 1909 – 26 February 1961 ) () was Sultan of Morocco from 1927 – 53, exiled from 1953 – 55, where he was again recognized as Sultan upon his return, and King from 1957 to 1961.
Franco-German negotiations initiated on July 9 in 1911 toward the Treaty of Fez led ( on November 4 ) to a convention under which Germany accepted France's position in Morocco in return for territory in the French Equatorial African colony of Middle Congo ( now the Republic of the Congo ).
Addison worked at Tangier as a chaplain for seven years and upon his return he wrote " West Barbary, or a Short Narrative of the Revolutions of the Kingdoms of Fex and Morocco " ( 1671 ).
Palmer left via the hippie trail for Afghanistan and India, and Williamson and his girlfriend Licorice McKechnie went to Morocco with no firm plans to return.
Islam was so important to him that upon his return he recruited Muslim scholars from Egypt and Morocco to teach at the Sankore Mosque in Timbuktu as well as setting up many other learning centers throughout his empire.
Later on, faced with a united Moroccan demand for the sultan ’ s return, on a great scale, rising violence in Morocco, and the deteriorating situation in Algeria, Mohammed V was returned from exile on November 16, 1955, and again recognized as Sultan.
On the return from Takedda to Morocco, his caravan transported 600 female slaves, suggesting that slavery was a substantial part of the commercial activity of the empire.
The last thing Albieri knew from Léo is that he and Deusa went to the north of Brazil, but with the return of both, Léo has become a young, handsome man, and the living image of the young Lucas whom Jade met in Morocco.
Morocco won the first game 3 – 0 and went through, even though Libya won the return leg 1 – 0.
Germany recognised French and Spanish territories in Morocco, receiving in return territories in the French Equatorial African colony of Middle Congo ( now the Republic of the Congo ).
The Marinids return to Morocco under their leader Othman and occupy Fez.
* 1250: The Marinids return to Morocco, and occupy a greatar part thereof.
After the fall of Fez, feeling Morocco was now secure, Abu Bakr decided it was time to return to the Sahara and quell the dissension in the desert homelands.
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