- Yusef of Morocco
Sultan Yusef ben Hassan (1882–
November 17 ,1927 ) ( _ar. السلطان يوسف بن الحسن) ruled the FrenchProtectorate ofMorocco from 1912 until his death in 1927. Born in the city ofMeknes toSultan Hassan I, he inherited the throne from his brother, Sultan Abdelhafid, who abdicated after theTreaty of Fez (1912), which made Morocco a Frenchprotectorate . He was a member of theAlaouite Dynasty .Yusef's reign was turbulent and marked with frequent uprisings against the
royal family for giving up the country's independence to France. The most serious of these was a Berber uprising in theRif Mountains , led byAbd el-Krim . Though this originally began in the Spanish-controlled area in the north of the country, it reached to the French-controlled area until a coalition of France and Spain finally defeated the rebels in 1925. To ensure his own safety, Yusef moved the court from Fez to Rabat, which has served as the capital of the country ever since.Yusef's reign came to an abrupt end when he died suddenly of
uremia in 1927. He was succeeded by his son Muhammad.ee also
* List of Kings of Morocco
*History of Morocco
*Sultan References and links
* [http://www.usa-morocco.org/alaoui.htm Morocco Alaoui dynasty]
* [http://www.mincom.gov.ma/english/generalities/history/history.html History of Morocco]
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