Abd al-Hafid of Morocco his abdication only when on the quay in Rabat, with the ship that would take him to France already waiting. After an extended visit to France, where he received a great deal of attention from the press, he returned to Morocco and was exiled to the Dar el Makhzen (Sultanate Palace) in Tangier. His brother Yusef was proclaimed Sultan by the French administration several months later (13 August 1912). Yusef was chosen by some dignitaries of Rabat which wasn't the capital of Morocco at the time. Abd al-Hafid of Morocco Abdelhafid of Morocco () or Mulai Abdelhafid (24 February 1875,
Morocco in World War II agreement overrode the Treaty of Fez that established the French protectorate. Morocco in World War II During World War II, Morocco, then a French protectorate, was controlled by Vichy France from 1940 to 1942 after the occupation of France. However, after the North African Campaign, Morocco was under Allied control, and thus was active in Allied operations until the end of the war. In 1940, after France became subject to the German occupation, France was divided into two regions. One was occupied by German forces and the other was under French control, with its capital in Vichy. The latter became