Moroccan British Society

November 14, 1975
Signing of the Madrid Accords whereby Morocco restored its sovereignty over the Sahara.

March 4, 1980
Visit by His Majesty King Hassan II to Dakhla, in the Province of Oued Eddahab,( former Rio de Oro), in the Moroccan Sahara.

March 10, 1985
His Majesty visited the Sahara Provinces (Laayoun and the defence wall, south of Boukraa).

February 17, 1989
Signing of the Treaty establishing the Arab Maghreb Union (U.M.A), in Marrakesh.

May 1990
His Majesty announced the establishment of an Advisory Council for Human Rights.

July 1990
His Majesty announced the establishment of a National Council for Youth and the Future.

May 1991
His Majesty visited the Southern provinces (Guelmim, Tan Tan, Smara and Assa-Zag).

September 4, 1992
Referendum to amend the 1972 Constitution.

October 16, 1992
Local elections.

August 29, 1993
Inauguration of the Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca.

June 25 and September 17,1993
General Elections.

13 December 1994
7th Islamic Summit Conference held in Casablanca

15 January 1995
15th session of the Al-Qods Committee,held in Casablanca.

27 May 1995
His Majesty King Hassan II meets President Yasser Arafat and M. Shimon Peres.

15 September 1995
Organisation of a referendum on a project to amend Article 49 of the constitution, related to polling ands the adoption of the finance bill during the parliamentary session of april instead of october.

13 March 1996
His Majesty King Hassan II takes part in the "Peace Builders" Summit in Sharm El-Cheikh in Egypt, with an important delegation in the presence of many head of states.

11 Avril 1996
Morocco ratifies in Cairo the denuclearisation treaty in Africa, which forbids the holding, stocking, circulation, use or experimenting of any kind of nuclear weapons or products in the African continent.

13 September 1996
Adoption by referendum of the new draft of the constitution which institutes a bicameral system, with a first house of representatives elected exclusively in a direct universal suffrage, and a second house of counselors, elected in an indirect suffrage.
This text introduces the REGION entity as a new institutional body, which makes up a new space of debate and concertation, a new means of representation in the House of Counselors, a new field for the economic and social development and a new domain of the mobilisation of ressources.
Results of the Referendum held on 13 September 1996 (in french).

28 February 1997
A joint declaration is signed between the political parties and the authorities, related to the elections.

27 March 97
His Majesty King Hassan II heads the 16th Session of Al Qods Committee, held in Rabat.

2 April 1997
Promulgation of the law on the region and the laws on the statutes of the Chambers of Agriculture, Chambers of Commerce and Industry and services, Chambers of Handicraft and Maritime Chambers.

1 May 1997
Promulgation of the Dahir (Royal Decree) that sets up an electoral commission and regional commissions for the supervision of the elections.

13 June 1997
Local Elections held in Morocco (results in french) 102 179 candidates to fill the 24 253 seats in the 1,547 urban and rural communes.

15 July 1997
Election of provincial and prefectorial assemblies.

25 July 1997
Election of professional chambers.

24 October 1997
Election of regional counselors (results in french).

14 November 1997
Organisation of general elections to choose 325 MPs in the House of Reprensentatives (Results in French)

5 December 1997
Election in an indirect suffrage of the 270 members of The House of Counselors (results in French).

4 February 1998
His Majesty King Hassan II asks M. Abderrahmane El Youssoufi, First Secretary of the USFP, to form a new government.

14 March 1998

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His Majesty King Hassan II meets in the Throne Hall the new Government formes by M. El Youssoufi, which institutes the principle of change-over of political power for the first time in the history of the Kingdom

23 july 1999
Death of His Majesty Late King Hassan II (1929 - 1999)