# Treaty of Fez establishes protectorate in Morocco (1912)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1912-treaty-of-fez-establishes-protectorate-in-morocco
Location: Morocco

France formalized control over most of Morocco as a protectorate. Within the broader Third Republic period, The Third Republic survived war, the Commune, constitutional crises and fierce ideological conflict. It expanded mass schooling and empire, faced the Dreyfus Affair, fought World War I and entered the troubled interwar era. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Armand Fallières (President of the French Republic). Treaty of Fez establishes protectorate in Morocco mattered because it reshaped France’s external relationships, territory or place in wider international systems. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Treaty of Fez establishes protectorate in Morocco mattered because it reshaped France’s external relationships, territory or place in wider international systems.

Ruler at the time: [Armand Fallières](https://history-france.com/rulers/armand-fallieres)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Treaty of Fez establishes protectorate in Morocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Treaty+of+Fez+establishes+protectorate+in+Morocco&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Treaty of Fez establishes protectorate in Morocco](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Treaty+of+Fez+establishes+protectorate+in+Morocco)
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