42       the division of Mauritania

435     the invasion of the Vandals

700     the Islamization of North Africa

789     Idriss Ier melts Morocco

809     the construction of the town of Fès

1061   reign of Almoravides

1062   construction of Marrakech

1147   catch of Marrakech, end of the dynasty almoravide

1195   Averroès in exile

1269   dynasty of Mérinides

1415   Portuguese take Ceuta

1472   decline of Morocco under Wattasides

1554   Sherifs saadiens, Masters of Morocco

1578   Battle of the Three Kings with Ksar to el-Kébir

1672   Mulay Ismaïl goes up on the Moroccan throne

1797   epidemic of plague devastates Morocco

1844   Defeat of the Moroccan army against France

1906   the conference of Algeciras

1912   Morocco becomes French protectorate

1921   the battle of Anoual

1926   end of the war of Rif

1942   Unloading combined in North Africa

1944   the creation of Istiqlal

1953   the sultan of Morocco is reversed

1955   France gives up Morocco

1956   End of French protectorate in Morocco

1960   Independence of Mauritania

1965   Removal of Ben Barka

1973   the foundation of Polisario

1974   Recognition of the PLO

1975   a peaceful walk in the Western Sahara

1984   Nawal El Moutawakel, first African gold medal-holder

1989   Morocco is combined with the Union of the Arab Maghreb (UMA)

1993   the largest mosque of the world

1997   First election by the direct vote for all in Morocco

1999   Deaths of Hassan II

2003   Terrorist attacks in Casablanca