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• 1912: The Treaty of Fez divides Morocco between France and Spain.
• 1956: Morocco gains independence from France.
• 1957: Sultan Sidi Mohammed Bin Youssef changes his title to King Mohammed V.
• 1958: Morocco joins the Arab League.
• 1961: King Hassan II ascends to the throne.
• 1963: First general elections.
• 1965: Growing political unrest; King Hassan II declares a state of emergency and suspends parliament following opposition protests.
• 1971: An attempt to depose the king and found a republic fails.
• 1975: Morocco gets joint control of Western Sahara with Mauritania.
• 1984: Morocco leaves the Organization of African Unity in protest to its support for independence for Western Sahara.
• 1991: A ceasefire with the Polisario in Western Sahara comes into force.
• 1997: Bicameral legislature established.
• 1998: The first opposition-led government comes to power.
• 1999: Hassan II dies and King Mohammed VI comes to the throne.
• 2011–2012: Protests in Rabat call for more power for the legislature.
• July 2011: The king wins a landslide victory in a referendum on constitutional reforms held to placate protestors.
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