Republicanism in Morocco

Flag of the Republic of Morocco, used by republicanist activists

Flag of the Rif Republic (1921-1926)

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In the history of Morocco, there have been a few attempts to establish republican forms of government:

Moor refugees from Andalusia formed in Salé and Rabat the Republic of Bou Regreg, a base for piracy (1627-1668).
Berber rebels in the Rif Region first established the Rif Republic for six years (1921-1926) under Abd el-Krim against Spanish and French invasions of Morocco. The Berber Rif republic lasted until 1925 when the rebels tried to take the city of Fes, in a failed attempt to expand the republic into French-occupied Morocco.
In 1971 army cadets under General Mohamed Medbouh and Lieutenant-colonel M'hamed Ababou attacked king Hassan II in the Shkirat palace. A republic was proclaimed on Radio Rabat, was but suppressed by General Mohamed Oufkir. However, in 1972 Oufkir initiated his own coup d'état; the Air Force tried multiple times to bring down the king's airplane, attacked the Rabat airport and bombed the royal palace in Rabat. The coup ultimately failed.
During the 2011–12 Moroccan protests, a few protesters chanted republican slogans. They were mainly from the Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane Islamist movement and the Ila Al Amame Communist party. These slogans weren't repeated by the vast majority of the protesters.

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