Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1912 Sultan Abd al-Hafid of Morocco signed the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
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Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1912 Sultan Abd al-Hafid of Morocco signed the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
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Unknown (Life time: Unknown) — Public Domain, Wikipedia 1960 Philip Kgosana led a march of 30,000 anti-pass law protesters from Langa and Nyanga to Cape Town's Caledon Square, in a landmark moment of resistance following the Sharpeville massacre.
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CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons 2019 Pope Francis visited Morocco, meeting with King Mohammed VI and migrants.
CultureSouth Africa held a general election, for white voters only.
Sources: South African Institute of Race Relations ; South African History Online
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