1975 in Morocco

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See also:	Other events of 1975 Timeline of Moroccan history

The following lists events that happened during 1975 in the Kingdom of Morocco.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Hassan II
• Prime Minister: Ahmed Osman

Events

October

• October 1 - Morocco and Mauritania announced they would invade Western Sahara and split it between themselves after Spain announces a referendum would be held for the Sahrawi colony.^[1]
• October 16 - Moroccan King Hassan II announced plans for a march of over 350,000 civilians across the border to Western Sahara to claim the parts of Western Sahara for Morocco.^[1]

November

• November 6 - Morocco begins a Green March into Spanish Sahara with unarmed civilians, despite Spain's warnings of them being shot.^[2]
• November 9 - When Spain announced it will not fight for Western Sahara, Morocco's Green March was called off. Moroccan King Hassan II said, "Spain is not only a friendly country, it also is a neighborly and fraternal nation."^[3]
• November 14 - Spain abandons Western Sahara and announces that it will be divided between Morocco and Mauritania.^[4]

References

1. Michael Brecher and Jonathan Wilkenfeld, A Study of Crisis (University of Michigan Press, 1997) pp119-120
2. "Moroccans Ignore Spain Warnings", Milwaukee Sentinel, November 7, 1975, p2
3. Erik Jensen, Western Sahara: Anatomy Of A Stalemate (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2005) p28 "Hassan Calls Off Sahara March", Milwaukee Sentinel, November 10, 1975, p1
4. Lise Storm, Democratization in Morocco: The political elite and struggles for power in the post-independence state (Routledge, 2007) p39