Stamps issued: 1956-PRESENT

A kingdom in northwestern Africa, bordering on the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Once a powerful state embracing much of Spain and North Africa in the 12th century, Moroccan power declined thereafter. European encroachment led to the division of the country into French (southern) and Spanish (northern) protectorates in 1912, although tribal resistance continued for two more decades. In 1956, the two zones were reunited and Morocco again became independent. Morocco has since expanded by absorbing Tangier (1956), Ifni (1969), the northern two-thirds of the Spanish Sahara (1976) and the southern portion of the Spanish Sahara in 1980. Morocco waged a bitter war in the former Spanish Sahara against the Polisario Front, which claims independence for the region, until 1990. A United Nations-sponsored referendum on self-determination for the region has not yet taken place.
Narrative by Linn's Stamp News
Precedent Countries:
SPANISH SAHARA
Stamps issued: 1924-1976

IFNI
Stamps issued: 1941-1969

SPANISH MOROCCO
Stamps issued: 1903-1956

FRENCH MOROCCO
Stamps issued: 1891-1955

SPANISH WEST AFRICA
Stamps issued: 1949-1951

TANGIER INTERNATIONAL CITY
Stamps issued: 1948-1950

CAPE JUBY
Stamps issued: 1916-1948

LA AGUERA
Stamps issued: 1920-1922

RIO DE ORO
Stamps issued: 1905-1922

TETUAN
Stamps issued: 1908
