Fascinating Vintage Photos Show Life in Morocco in the 1970s

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.

#1 Demonstrators in the Green March step forward to West Sahara, 1975.

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#2 Berber boys sit around a fire by a tent in Morocco, 1971.

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#3 Bedouins ties up camels in the Sahara Desert in Morocco, 1971.

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#4 Moroccan soldiers prepare water containers 5 on an air base in Marrakech for the Green March event towards the Spanish border of Western Sahara. 23, October 1975

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#5 Demonstrators in the Green March step forward to West Sahara. Around 350,000 unarmed Moroccans peacefully occupied the Spanish Sahara, 1975.

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#6 Mireille Mathieu surrounded by men in traditional dress in May 1976 in Morocco.

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#7 The market in Ait Oudinar, in July 1967, Morocco.

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#8 Dancers in traditional clothes in Marrakech in March 1976, Morocco.

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#9 Mireille Mathieu surrounded by her fans at Jemaa el-Fna square on May 2, 1976 in Marrakech, Morocco.

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#10 Women at work in a weaving cooperative in the region of Meknes on October 10, 1976, Morocco.

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#11 Fabric seller in the souk of Marrakech, in June 1977, Morocco.

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#12 Souk des dyers in Marrakech, in June 1977, Morocco.

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#13 The front of Bab Mansour, in Meknes, Morocco. July 1977.

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#14 A typical street scene in a small Moroccan town, July 1977.

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#15 Young boy carrying animal skins, 1978.

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#16 The market on Jemaa el-Fna square in Marrakech, in February 1979, Morocco.

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#17 The market on Jemaa el-Fna square in Marrakech, in February 1979, Morocco.

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#18 Town of Tan Tan, 1976.

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#19 Shadows of palmtrees on the ramparts of a village near the town of Erfou, 1976.

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#20 In the medina (old district of the city) Erfout, 1976.

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#21 Young Berber girls hiding and giggling Marrakech, 1975.

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#22 In the medina (old district) Marrakech, 1977.

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#23 Women and men of the Ait Addidou tribe High-Atlas, 1976.

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#24 Street life in Rif Mountains of Chefchaouen, 1975.

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#25 In the Casbah (old district of the city), 1976

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#26 Rif Mountains in Asilah, 1975.

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#27 Moulay Odriss. Pilgrims camping in sites around the city during the Moussem, traditional feast of the month of September

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#28 Moulay Idriss. Moussem, Essaouira region, 1977.

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#29 Pilgrims with banners making their way to the Mosque during the Moussem, traditional feast of the month of September. Essaouira region, 1977.

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#30 A bread vendor in Marrakech, 1975.

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#31 Ramparts and fortified walls of the city, Essaouira, 1975.

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#32 Near the town of Tan Tan, Nomads camp, 1976.

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#33 Erfout, 1975.

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#34 Region of the High Atlas, Msemir region, 1976.

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#35 Ramparts and fortified walls of the city, Essaouira, 1976.

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#36 Ramparts and fortified walls of the city, 1976.

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#37 Women and men of the Ait Addidou tribe. High Atlas, Imilchil, 1976.

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#38 Fes, 1979.

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#39 Children wading through a puddle in a street in Marrakech, February 1979, Morocco.

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