The Greek and Latin texts give the inhabitants of the current Morocco various names. After the Roman conquest, at the beginning of the Christian era, contact will fix Barbarus (hence Berber), according to the Latin sharing of the world. Solidary of the Empire, the country undergoes the barbarian invasions: the Vandals occupy the region of Tangier. Then, Morocco remains in the Byzantine movement. In 682, here are the Arabs! Coming from Tunisia, they Islamize the region, which they place under the suzerainty of the Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus. This one finds there a solid base camp for the invasion of Spain. At the end of the eighth century, Idriss, descendant of the son-in-law of the Prophet, found refuge in Morocco. His power recognized by the tribes, he unifies the country and installs his capital in Fez. The Idrissids give tone to their possessions and eventually replace the Umayyads in Spain. In the twelfth century, the Berbers Almoravids take power at the tip of the scimitar and melt Marrakech. Then they pass with the century. Around the Almohads. Rough. In Spain, the proverbial cruelty of Almanzor refers to one of them: Al Mansour. But one can not make a reputation abroad and watch over one's domestic affairs. In the middle of the thirteenth century, the Beni Merin seize the levers. Las! In Spain the Reconquista reconquires and the mérinides lose foot and Cadiz, Seville, Cordova ... The catch of Granada in 1492 and a severe pest put an end to the adventure.
The sixteenth century will be the Arab Beni Saad. They take things in hand: exit the Portuguese, the Spaniards, here Timbuktu! But this does not last and come the Alawites, descendants of Ali. They provide a great man. Moulay Ismaïl will reign sixty years on Morocco (1672-1727). He perfected the household undertaken by his predecessors, created an administration and a professional army, fortified the track of gold to Senegal and Louis XIV tutelage. In the nineteenth century, Morocco supports Abd-el-Kader against France. Good spirit, bad calculation: France and Spain impose unequal treaties without much control. At the first Berber revolt, it was the call to France and the installation of the protectorate (1912). Colonization began in grand style with Lyautey (road construction, town planning, rural development and a certain intelligence of domination). His successors are smaller. France is struggling. The Second World War gives it a role in trompe l'oeil. She loses her hand. Meanwhile, the national idea is making its way to Morocco. The United States is in favor of independence. That of Morocco is recognized in 1956. Sultan Mohamed V drafts a constitution that brings the country into the modern era. It is Hassan II who is in charge of the staging, with contrasting results, but the Kingdom plays its part in the concert of the nations. Mohammed VI ascends the throne in 1999. He liberalizes political life and is interested in social problems. A bit like Juan Carlos in Spain, he posed, from the time of his accession, some strong political acts
