Proclamation of Independence of Morocco

Proclamation of Independence of Morocco
وثيقة الاستقلال المغربي
An image of the Proclamation of Independence handwritten in Mabsout Maghrebi script.
PresentedJanuary 11, 1944
Author(s)Ahmed el Hamiani Khatat
Ahmed Bahnini

The Proclamation of Independence of Morocco (Arabic: وثيقة الاستقلال, French: Manifeste de l'Indépendance du Maroc), also translated as the Manifesto of Independence of Morocco or Proclamation of January 11, 1944, is a document in which Moroccan nationalists called for the independence of Morocco in its national entirety under Mohammed V Bin Yusuf, as well as the installment of a democratic, constitutional government to guarantee the rights of all segments of society. January 11 is an official government holiday in Morocco.