Editing Rabat (section)

====Post World War II and independence====
When Morocco achieved independence in 1956, [[Mohammed V of Morocco|Mohammed V]], the then [[King of Morocco]], chose to have the capital remain at Rabat. Rabat's growth continued unabated. The most important demographic shift after independence was the exodus of foreign nationals and their replacement by Moroccans, who gradually took over the jobs and functions that the foreigners had occupied. In the census of 1971, the population of Rabat had grown to around 368,000, of which only 3.5% were foreigners.<ref name="Abu-Lughod20142" />{{Rp|page=|pages=152–153}}

Following [[World War II]], the United States had established a military presence in Rabat at the former French air base. By the early 1950s, [[Rabat Salé Air Base]] was a [[U.S. Air Force]] installation hosting the [[17th Air Force]] and the [[5th Air Division]], which oversaw forward basing for [[Strategic Air Command]] (SAC) [[B-47 Stratojet]] aircraft in the country. With the destabilization of French government in Morocco, and Moroccan independence in 1956, the government of [[Mohammed V of Morocco|Mohammed V]] wanted the U.S. Air Force to pull out of the SAC bases in Morocco, insisting on such action after [[1958 Lebanon crisis|American intervention in Lebanon in 1958]].<ref>Roman Adrian Cybriwsky, ''Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture'', ABC-CLIO, USA, 2013, p. 253</ref>{{Verify source|date=April 2023|reason=It's not clear that the preceding information is actually contained in this cited source.}} The United States agreed to leave as of December 1959, and was fully out of Morocco by 1963. SAC felt the Moroccan bases were much less critical with the long range capability of the [[B-52 Stratofortress]]es that were replacing the B-47s and with the completion of the USAF installations in Spain in 1959.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} With the USAF withdrawal from Rabat-Salé in the 1960s, the facility became a primary facility for the [[Royal Moroccan Air Force]] known as Air Base Nº 1, a status it continues to hold.

The fifth [[Arab League]] summit took place in Rabat in 1969 to discuss the arson of [[Al-Aqsa Mosque]] by [[Australia]]n citizen [[Denis Michael Rohan]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Akhtar |first=Shameem |date=1969 |title=The Rabat Summit Conference |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41394681 |journal=Pakistan Horizon |volume=22 |issue=4 |pages=336–340 |jstor=41394681 |issn=0030-980X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Arab League Summit Conferences, 1964–2000 |url=https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/arab-league-summit-conferences-1964-2000 |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=The Washington Institute |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Human Right Centre - Università di Padova {{!}} Pins :: The League of Arab States, not to be confounded with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation |url=https://unipd-centrodirittiumani.it/en/spilli/The-League-of-Arab-States-not-to-be-confounded-with-the-Organization-of-Islamic-Cooperation/148 |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=unipd-centrodirittiumani.it}}</ref> In the same year, the [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation]], an organization that aims to protect the interests of the Muslim world, was founded at a summit in Rabat.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.oic-oci.org/page/?p_id=52&p_ref=26&lan=en |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=www.oic-oci.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Organization of Islamic Cooperation |url=https://www.mofa.gov.bh/Default.aspx?tabid=120&language=en-US |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=www.mofa.gov.bh |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Johansson-Nogués |first=Elisabeth |url=https://brill.com/display/book/edcoll/9789004384446/BP000017.xml |title=The Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League |date=2020-03-26 |publisher=Brill Nijhoff |isbn=978-90-04-38444-6 |language=en}}</ref> The [[1974 Arab League summit]] was also held in Rabat. The summit recognized the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1974-10-30 |title=Text of Arab Resolution at Rabat |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/10/30/archives/text-of-arab-resolution-at-rabat.html |access-date=2023-04-19 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jordan - THE RABAT SUMMIT CONFERENCE |url=https://countrystudies.us/jordan/16.htm |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=countrystudies.us}}</ref> In 1985, the sixth edition of the [[1985 Pan Arab Games|Pan Arab Games]] was held in Rabat.<ref>{{Cite web |title=6th Pan Arab Games, 1985 (Morocco) |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arabgam85.html |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>

In 2015, the city became part of the [[Rabat-Salé-Kénitra]] administrative region.<ref name="reg2">{{cite web |title=Décret fixant le nom des régions |url=http://www.pncl.gov.ma/fr/EspaceJuridique/DocLib/d%C3%A9cret%20fixant%20le%20nombre%20des%20r%C3%A9gions.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083233/http://www.pncl.gov.ma/fr/EspaceJuridique/DocLib/d%C3%A9cret%20fixant%20le%20nombre%20des%20r%C3%A9gions.pdf |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=2015-07-11 |work=Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales |language=fr |df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 28 February 2024, [[Asmaa Rhlalou]] declared her resignation, months after she sparked a controversy that called into doubt her authority and validity within the City Council.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-28 |title=Rabat mayor steps down amidst accusations and mounting pressure |url=https://en.hespress.com/80591-rabat-mayor-steps-down-amidst-accusations-and-mounting-pressure.html |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=HESPRESS English - Morocco News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kasraoui |first=Safaa |title=Asmaa Rhlalou Resigns as Mayor of Rabat |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2024/02/361106/asmaa-rhlalou-resigns-as-mayor-of-rabat |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Morocco World News |language=en}}</ref>