The national struggle against the French occupation started with the announcement of the protectorate in 1912. The publication of the Berber Dahir of 1930, a France-imposed decree seeking to divide Morocco into two, marked the beginning of the political strife, which later took the form of armed resistance.
In 1943, King Mohammed V called for the independence of the country at the Anfa conference, held in Casablanca. His initiative to present the Independence Manifesto to the occupation forces was a result of intensified contacts between the Royal palace and leaders of the liberation movement.
On January 11, 1944, some 66 Moroccan figures, including a woman, presented to the French colonial authorities a petition calling for Morocco's independence.
This year, the Independence Manifesto anniversary coincides with the celebration of Aid Al Adha (Greater Bairam), the 10th day of Dhu'l Hijja month in the lunar calendar, on which Muslims perform a ritual slaughter of a sheep, commemorating Allah's ransom of Prophet Abraham's son from sacrifice.
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