<P> The French invaded Morocco in 1912 and established a protectorate . The French administrator of Morocco , General Hubert Lyautey , decided to relocate the country 's capital from Fez to Rabat . Among other factors , rebellious citizens had made Fez an unstable place . Sultan Moulay Youssef followed the decision of the French and moved his residence to Rabat . In 1913 , Gen. Lyautey hired Henri Prost who designed the Ville Nouvelle ( Rabat 's modern quarter ) as an administrative sector . When Morocco achieved independence in 1955 , Mohammed V , the then King of Morocco , chose to have the capital remain at Rabat . </P>
<P> The French invaded Morocco in 1912 and established a protectorate . The French administrator of Morocco , General Hubert Lyautey , decided to relocate the country 's capital from Fez to Rabat . Among other factors , rebellious citizens had made Fez an unstable place . Sultan Moulay Youssef followed the decision of the French and moved his residence to Rabat . In 1913 , Gen. Lyautey hired Henri Prost who designed the Ville Nouvelle ( Rabat 's modern quarter ) as an administrative sector . When Morocco achieved independence in 1955 , Mohammed V , the then King of Morocco , chose to have the capital remain at Rabat . </P>
when did rabat become the capital of morocco
when did rabat become the capital of morocco
1912
1912