2016 in Morocco

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This article lists events from the year 2016 in Morocco.

Incumbents

• King: Mohammed VI
• Prime Minister: Abdelilah Benkirane

Events

• 7 October – Moroccan general election, 2016
• 7-18 November – the 2016 United Nations Climate Change Conference was held in Marrakesh

Sport

• 5-21 August – Morocco at the 2016 Summer Olympics: 49 competitors in 13 sports

Deaths

• 18 January – Leila Alaoui, photographer and video artist (b. 1982).[1]

• 5 February – Tayeb Saddiki, playwright (b. 1938).[2]

• 10 February – Abdel-Bari Zamzami, religious leader (b. 1943).[3]

References

1. Carey Dunne (19 January 2016). "Renowned Artist Leila Alaoui, Injured in Burkina Faso Terrorist Attacks, Dies at 33". hyperallergic.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
2. "Moroccan Playwright Tayeb Saddiki Dies at 77". moroccoworldnews.com. 5 February 2016. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
3. "Moroccan Islamic Scholar Abdelbari Zamzami Dies". moroccoworldnews.com. 10 February 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.

Links

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