Democratization in Morocco

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doi:10.4324/9780203934913

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“…However, it did lead to a split in the opposition front, with the Istiqlal party joining the government. 67 This strengthened the position of the monarchy.…”

Section: Shaba I and Iimentioning

confidence: 94%

Brothers in Arms: Morocco’s Military Intervention in Support of Mobutu of Zaire During the 1977 and 1978 Shaba Crises

Boussaid

2020

The International History Review

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This article focuses on the Moroccan intervention during the Shaba crisis of 1977-1978 when invading rebels from nearby Angola were destabilizing the Zairean regime of Mobutu Sese Seko. The direct Moroccan military intervention prevented a collapse of Mobutu's rule. This article sheds light on the motivation of the Moroccan ruler, King Hassan II, to support a fellow African leader. Part of the motivation lies with the important historic role played by Morocco in the first year of independence of Congo. Morocco's involvement in 1960-61 extended beyond the delivery of a large number of troops for the UN mission, and included direct contact with key decision makers in newly independent Congo, chief among them, a young Mobutu. The analysis adds to the existing Cold war studies, by explaining how a non-Western actor behaved and what motivated this behavior. It helps in understanding the cooperation taking place between leaders in the Global South. It also places the intervention within the larger Cold War context. This comes at a time when Middle Eastern states, among them Egypt, Iran and Saudi Arabia were linking up with Morocco and France to fill the void left by the United States in the 1970s.

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“…However, it did lead to a split in the opposition front, with the Istiqlal party joining the government. 67 This strengthened the position of the monarchy.…”

Section: Shaba I and Iimentioning

confidence: 94%

Brothers in Arms: Morocco’s Military Intervention in Support of Mobutu of Zaire During the 1977 and 1978 Shaba Crises

Boussaid

2020

The International History Review

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“…This impression is further strengthened by the numerous reports of radical Islamists being arrested at night by the secret police, being remanded into custody without a trial, not given access to a lawyer, the lawyers being denied access to evidence on their clients, the sentences on the basis of little or no substantive evidence, and military tribunals being used in Islamist trials. 37 The sense of injustice towards the country's radical Islamists, coupled with the dissatisfaction with the political system and party politics in particular, has made it easier for radical Islamist organizations to recruit new members. In fact, it appears as if the makhzen's efforts to control the radical Islamist groupings, whether violent or peaceful, have backfi red massively.…”

Section: Domestic Radicalizing Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%