▁the ▁new ▁state ▁but ▁kept ▁its ▁two ▁coast al ▁enc la ves ▁( C e uta ▁and ▁Mel illa ) ▁on ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁coast ▁which ▁dated ▁from ▁earlier ▁con quest s . ▁Sultan ▁Moh ammed ▁became ▁king ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁Post - in dep end ence ▁ ▁Upon ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Moh ammed ▁V , ▁Hass an ▁II ▁became ▁King ▁of ▁Mor oc co ▁on ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁Mor oc co ▁held ▁its ▁first ▁general ▁elections ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁However , ▁Hass an ▁declared ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁emer gency ▁and ▁susp ended ▁parliament ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁failed ▁attempt ▁to ▁dep ose ▁the ▁king ▁and ▁establish ▁a ▁republic . ▁A ▁truth ▁commission ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁investigate ▁human ▁rights ▁ab uses ▁during ▁his ▁reign ▁confirmed ▁nearly ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁cases , ▁r anging ▁from ▁death ▁in ▁det ention ▁to ▁forced ▁ex ile . ▁Some ▁ 5 9 2 ▁people ▁were ▁recorded ▁killed ▁during ▁Hass an ' s ▁rule ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁truth ▁commission . ▁ ▁The ▁Spanish ▁enc lave ▁of ▁If ni ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁Mor oc co ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁The ▁Pol is ario ▁movement ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁establish ing ▁an ▁independent ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish