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French Morocco
The Oxford Companion to World War II
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French Morocco, vast French North African protectorate of 6.25 million inhabitants, including 187,000 Europeans, whose sultan, Mohammed Ben Youssef, declared his support for France when the war started in September 1939. Its French resident-general,
General Noguès, opposed the US landings at Casablanca in November 1942 (see
North African campaign), but remained at his post until the
French Committee for National Liberation replaced him in June 1943 with Gabriel Puaux who kept the country under French control, despite the sultan's efforts to gain independence.
Moroccan
Tirailleurs took part in the fighting which preceded the
fall of France in June 1940 and eight regiments of
Goums and Tirailleurs were formed to fight in the North African campaign. Some of these also fought in the
Italian campaign, distinguishing themselves at
Monte Cassino, and with
de Lattre de Tassigny's Armée B during the
French Riviera landings in August 1944, and in the fighting that followed.
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Morocco & Europe talks: No love lost
Magazine article from: Middle East; 10/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...high as 400 per cent. Under the Agreement, Morocco and the European Union (EU) are committed...underscore strengthened economic ties between Morocco and Europe. Bilateral trade between Morocco and the EU last year totaled almost $14 billion...
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Morocco looks for U.S. partners; Washington, North African kingdom conclude free-trade pact.(BUSINESS)
Newspaper article from: San Francisco Chronicle; 2/23/2005; ; 700+ words
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Morocco takes over top spot from Egypt.(North Africa)(Survey)(Company rankings)
Magazine article from: African Business; 4/1/2009; 700+ words
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M2 Presswire; 5/28/2009; 700+ words
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Morocco and the Western Sahara.
News Wire article from: Middle East; 5/28/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Ben-Meir* It is in the interest of Morocco at this time to significantly help advance...old conflict that is consistent with Morocco's overall objectives and that of the...expression federalist democracy and autonomy. Morocco making possible this empowering form of...
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Morocco Oil Markets Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020.
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Morocco, Polisario Agree to Talks
News Wire article from: AP Online; 5/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...unanimously passed a resolution calling for Morocco and the Polisario Front independence...the phosphate-rich region which Morocco annexed in 1975, sparking a 16-year war with Polisario guerrillas. Both Morocco and the Polisario Front agreed to...
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Morocco makes slow progress.(economy)
Newspaper article from: Market Africa Mid-East; 1/1/2006; 700+ words
; ...subject of the story was the approval of Morocco's 2006 budget by the country's parliament...conditions-that ruined a large portion of Morocco's cereal crop and depressed GDP-to...November 2005, the IMF pointed out that Morocco's growth performance is below that of...
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Morocco to Present Sahara Autonomy Plan
News Wire article from: AP Online; 3/2/2007; 654 words
; RABAT, Morocco - Morocco will present an autonomy plan for Western Sahara to the United Nations...Ould Errachid, King Mohamed VI's chief adviser on the territory. Morocco, which took control of Western Sahara in the 1970s after Spain pulled...
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Morocco - on the right track. (internal auditing in Morocco)(includes related article on Moroccan economic reform)
Magazine article from: Internal Auditor; 6/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...between Europe and Africa is raised, Morocco's internal auditors hustle to keep their...track. A relatively new profession in Morocco, internal auditing was introduced in...organizations began to set up shop in Morocco, they brought with them traditional business...
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Morocco
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Morocco: Overview
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
MOROCCO: OVERVIEW arab kingdom in the extreme northwest corner of africa. Morocco is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean...and on the south by Western Sahara (claimed by Morocco). Spain administers two urban enclaves in northern...
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The United Kingdom of Morocco
Encyclopedia entry from: Countries and Their Cultures
The United Kingdom of Morocco Culture Name Moroccan Alternative Names...Identification. Al Maghrib, the Arabic name for Morocco, means "far west" or "where the...Africa in the seventh century c.e., Morocco was believed to be the westernmost point...
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Morocco, Intelligence and Security
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
Morocco, Intelligence and Security Morocco gained its independence from France in 1956. The nation, strategically...between Africa and Europe. After gaining its independence, Morocco sought to expand its borders and assert its control over various...
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Spanish Morocco
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
SPANISH MOROCCO Portions of northwest Africa held by Spain...islands off the Mediterranean coast of Morocco. In the late nineteenth century, Spain...Tetuan in 1860; an 1860 treaty committed Morocco to ceding land along its southern coast...
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