Hassan I of Morocco be an important figure in the 20th century colonial war against France. In 1887 he appointed sheikh Ma al-'Aynayn as his caid in Western Sahara. Ma al-'Aynayn too played an important role in the struggle for independence of Morocco. Moulay Hassan I died 9 June 1894 in Tadla, and is buried in Rabat. Hassan I of Morocco Hassan I of Morocco (; 1836 - 7 June 1894) was the sultan of Morocco from 1873 to 1894. He was the son of prince Abbas and succeeded to his uncle Mohammed IV. He was a member of the Alaouite dynasty. Moulay Hassan
Economy of Morocco The high cost of imports, especially of petroleum imports, is a major problem. Morocco suffers both from structural unemployment and a large external debt. Morocco is a fairly stable economy with continuous growth over the past half-century. Current GDP per capita grew 47% in the 1960s, reaching a peak growth of 274% in the 1970s. However, this proved unsustainable and growth scaled back sharply to just 8.2% in the 1980s and 8.9% in the 1990s. This is a chart of trend of gross domestic product of Morocco at market prices estimated by the International Monetary Fund with figures in millions