Today, Saturday November 18, 2006, Moroccans celebrate Fête de l’Indépendance - the 51st anniversary of independence from the French protectorate.
On the same day back in 1955 the independence of Morocco from the French rule was officially declared. Morocco had spent 43 years under French occupation since the announcement in 1912 of what is known as the French Protectorate.
Today, the Independence Day is an opportunity to look back at the achievements of the three monarch who led the country through the different stages of its history, namely, late Mohammed V and Hassan II and the current king Mohammed VI.
It is also an occasion to hail the efforts and sacrifices of the Moroccan people, who sacrificed lives and money to achieve the independence of the country and subsequently to place it amongst the democratic, modern, moderate and open countries.
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