▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁R if . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁lost ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁at ▁Ann ual ▁in ▁July – August ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁The ▁re bell ion ▁was ▁eventually ▁suppress ed ▁by ▁French ▁and ▁Spanish ▁troops . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁Ist i ql al ▁Party ▁( Ind ep end ence ▁Party ) ▁was ▁founded ▁to ▁press ▁for ▁independence , ▁with ▁dis cre et ▁US ▁support . ▁That ▁party ▁subsequently ▁provided ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁leadership ▁for ▁the ▁national ist ▁movement . ▁ ▁France ' s ▁ex ile ▁of ▁Sultan ▁Moh ammed ▁V ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁Mad agas car ▁and ▁his ▁replacement ▁by ▁the ▁un pop ular ▁Moh ammed ▁Ben ▁A ar af a ▁spark ed ▁active ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Spanish ▁prote ctor ates . ▁The ▁most ▁notable ▁violence ▁occurred ▁in ▁O uj da ▁where ▁Mor occ ans ▁attacked ▁French ▁and ▁other ▁European ▁residents ▁in ▁the ▁streets . ▁France ▁allowed ▁Moh ammed ▁V ▁to ▁return ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁Mor oc can ▁independence ▁began ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁the ▁French ▁prote ctor ate ▁was ▁ended ▁and ▁Mor oc co ▁reg ained ▁its ▁independence ▁from ▁France ▁as ▁the ▁" K ing dom ▁of ▁Mor oc co ". ▁A ▁month ▁later ▁Spain ▁for so ok ▁its ▁prote ctor ate ▁in ▁Northern ▁Mor oc co ▁to