In the 1970s, Hassan II, the dynasty was challenged by two unsuccessful military coups in Morocco. Despite several domestic turmoils, the Arab-Israeli War and Western Sahara conflict Hassan’s popularity and strengthened. In 1973, a policy of Moroccanization was enacted in which state-held assets, agricultural lands, and businesses that were more than 50 percent foreign-owned were transferred to political loyalists and high-ranking military officers.
In August 1979, Morocco assigned a peace treaty with the Polisario and annexed the entire territory. Here below are some stunning throwback photos that show life in Morocco in the 1970s.
Also check, Morocco in the 1960s and 1980s.
