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The anniversary of Morocco's independence from France on November 18, 1956. The celebration includes a military parade, the king's address, and the flying of the Moroccan flag (red with a green pentagram). The day is both celebration and reflection, because independence was achieved through negotiation, not war, and the Moroccan monarchy was the champion of independence.
Not the official Independence Day (that is November 18), but the anniversary of the 1956 end of the French protectorate. The day is observed with ceremonies and the reminder that Morocco was a French protectorate from 1912 to 1956, and independence was achieved through negotiation, not war.
