2018 in Morocco From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: History of Morocco List of years in Morocco ← 2017 2016 2015 2018 in Morocco → 2019 2020 2021 Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: History of Morocco List of years in Morocco Events in the year 2018 in Morocco. King: Mohammed VI President of the Government: Saadeddine Othmani Events 1 October – dozens of migrants drown after a boat off the coast of Morocco sinks.[1] 16 October – 2018 Bouknadel train derailment 17 December – Scandinavian tourists Louisa Vesterager Jespersen and Maren Ueland are murdered by Islamic terrorists in the foothills of Mount Toubkal near to the village of Imlil. At least one victim is beheaded with the murders recorded on video.[2] Deaths 13 January – Mohammed Hazzaz, footballer (b. 1945).[3] 7 February – Brahim Akhiat, author (born c. 1941).[4] 5 March – Robert Assaraf, historian (b. 1936) 22 April – Wiam Dahmani, singer and actress (b. 1983) 19 May – Houmane Jarir, footballer (b. 1944) 21 May – Max Cohen-Olivar, racing driver (b. 1945).[5] 21 June – Hassan El Glaoui, painter (b. 1924).[6] 7 August – Aaron Monsonego, religious leader (b. 1929).[7] 20 September – Mohammed Karim Lamrani, politician and investor (b. 1919).[8] References ↑ "Dozens of migrants feared dead in Mediterranean Sea off Morocco". NBC News. 2018-10-04. Retrieved 18 July 2021. ↑ "Fifteen men charged over beheadings of female hikers in Morocco". Sky News. ↑ "Mohamed Hamid Hazzaz, l'ancien gardien de l'équipe nationale de football, n'est plus". leseco.ma (in French). Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018. ↑ Le membre de l'IRCAM, Brahim Akhiat, n’est plus (in French) ↑ Décès de Max Cohen-Olivar (in French) ↑ Décès de l’artiste peintre Hassan El Glaoui (in French) ↑ Farewell to Moroccan Chief Rabbi Aharon Monsonego ↑ Mohamed Karim Lamrani n'est plus (in French) vteYears in Morocco (1956–present) Pre-1956 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 vte2018 in AfricaSovereign states Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe States with limitedrecognition Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland Dependencies, coloniesand other territories Ascension Island Mayotte Réunion Saint Helena Tristan da Cunha Western Sahara Related Articles
