Throne Day in Morocco
Throne Day in Morocco is held on March 3. Since 1961. This event in the first decade of the month March is annual. Help us
The first celebration was in 1933 in honour of King Mohammed V, and was thereafter held on November 18 each year. The date moved to March 3 during the rule of the late King Hassan II (1961-1999). When King Mohammed VI took the throne in 1999, it moved again to July 30.
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