Battles & Campaigns · 1912
Treaty of Fez
Fez, Morocco
What happened
Sultan Abd al-Hafid of Morocco and the French diplomat Eugène Regnault signed the treaty. With French troops around the city of Fez, the sultan signed a treaty making Morocco a French protectorate. France's Resident-General took control of Morocco's foreign and home affairs, while the sultan kept his throne. Spain received its own zone later that year.
Why it matters
Why it matters: It began more than forty years of French rule in most of Morocco. When the terms became public, there were riots in Fez.
What came next
The French moved the capital to Rabat. The treaty ended with the Franco-Moroccan declaration of 2 March 1956.
Did you know?
The treaty was modelled on France's 1881 Treaty of Bardo for Tunisia.
Timeline
- 1911Agadir Crisis.
- 30 March 1912The Treaty of Fez is signed.
- 17 April 1912Riots in Fez when the treaty is made public.
- 2 March 1956Franco-Moroccan Joint Declaration.