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2020 in Morocco

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2020
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Morocco

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Events in the year 2020 in Morocco.

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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  • March 2 – First confirmed case of coronavirus in the country.[citation needed]
  • March 10 – First death from coronavirus, a French tourist[4]
  • March 12 – At least 18 African countries, including Morocco, report cases of the novel coronavirus. Most are in single figures, but five deaths have been reported in North Africa.[5]
  • March 13 – The government shuts down all schools, effective March 16 until further notice.[6]
  • March 17 – Journalist and rights activist Omar Radi, 33, is given a four-month suspended sentence and a U $50 fine on charges of insulting a judge on Twitter, in a case that outrages advocates of free speech.[7]
  • March 19 – The country declares a state of medical emergency beginning on March 20, 2020 and remaining in effect until April 20, 2020 with the possibility of extending.[8]

May

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  • May 14 – Algeria summons the country's ambassador to Algiers in protest against when the Moroccan consul in Oran purportedly referred to Algeria as an "enemy country."[9]

June

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  • June 26 – The government of Morocco "categorically denies" an Amnesty International report that they used surveillance software to spy on the phone of a prominent journalist and human rights activist Omar Radi.[10]

September

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  • September 4 – Dutch right-wing extremist and leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV), Geert Wilders is acquitted of a hate crime despite his "unnecessarily offensive" call in 2014 for "fewer Moroccans."[11]

November

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  • November 15 – A 30-year cease-fire between Morocco and Polisario Front forces is broken as the government tries to open a road in the Guerguerat buffer zone near the border with Mauritania.[12]

December

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Deaths

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January

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February

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Western Sahara: Several Ecuadorian Organizations Reiterate Support for Right of Sahrawi People to Self-Determination allAfrica, 24 Jan 2020, retrieved 11 Feb 2020
  2. ^ Western Sahara: South African President Reiterates Support for Right of Sahrawi People to Self-Determination and Independence allAfrica, 11 Feb 2020
  3. ^ Morocco strangles Ceuta and Melilla, cutting borders to take advantage of Sánchez (in Spanish) El Español, 17 Feb 2020
  4. ^ MATIN, M. Se, LE. "Le Matin - Le Maroc annonce le premier cas de décès du nouveau coronavirus" [Morning - Morocco announces first case of death from new coronavirus]. Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 30 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Coronavirus spreads to more African countries Al Jazeera, 12 March 2020
  6. ^ "Courses Suspended in Morocco from March 16 Until Further Notice". Maghreb Arabe Press. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Morocco sentences activist for criticising 'judiciary'". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "COVID-19: Morocco Declares State of Emergency". Morocco World News. 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  9. ^ "Algeria summons Moroccan ambassador over 'enemy country' remark". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "Moroccan authorities deny using spyware to monitor critics". ABC News. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  11. ^ "Wilders, absuelto de incitar al odio al pedir "menos marroquíes" en Países Bajos". www.msn.com. EFE. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  12. ^ Brennan, David (November 15, 2020). "Fighting in Morocco May Present Biden with Fresh Africa Crisis Amid COVID Surge". msn.com. Newsweek. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  13. ^ LAVALLÉE, Guillaume (December 11, 2020). "Trump hace un regalo a Marruecos al reconocer su soberanía sobre el Sáhara Occidental". es-us.noticias.yahoo.com (in Spanish). Yahoo News. AFP. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  14. ^ Zengerle, Patricia; Stone, Mike (December 11, 2020). "Exclusive-Trump administration moves forward with $1 billion Moroccan arms deal". news.yahoo.com. Yahoo News. Reuters. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  15. ^ "UNESCO adds couscous to list of intangible world heritage". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  16. ^ "French court jails Moroccan for life over foiled 2015 train attack". msn.com. AFP. December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  17. ^ "Morocco detains rights activist for alleged money laundering". AP NEWS. 31 December 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  18. ^ Football: L'ancien joueur de la sélection nationale, Larbi Chebbak, n'est plus (in French)
  19. ^ Béni Mellal : Le journaliste Mohamed El Hajjam tire sa révérence (in French)
  20. ^ Nieuws: Naima El Bezaz (1974 – 2020) overleden (in Dutch)
  21. ^ الفنانة المغربية ثريا جبران في ذمة الله عن 68 عاما (in Arabic)
  22. ^ Iconic Moroccan Actor Abdeljabbar Louzir Dies at 92
  23. ^ Décès de Ahmed Adghirni, figure du mouvement amazigh au Maroc (in French)
  24. ^ النقابي البارز عبد الرزاق أفيلال يرحل إلى دار البقاء (in Arabic)
  25. ^ Moroccan painter Mohamed Melehi succumbs to covid-19
  26. ^ Mort de Bruno Barbey, figure de l'âge d'or du photojournalisme (in French)
  27. ^ Iconic Moroccan Political Leader Mahjoubi Aherdan Dies at 100
  28. ^ Mohamed Abarhoun, 31 yaşında hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)
  29. ^ ناقد مغربي : نور الدين الصايل عراب السينما المغربية (in Arabic)
  30. ^ محمد الوفا في ذمة الله (in Arabic)