In 1957 Sultan Muhammad V took the title "King" a year after France gave this north African country its independence
It is 
told that these Jews, together with their Moroccan coreligionists, plotted to ... After 
the death of Idris I, there remained some Jewish or Judaized tribes in the area 
...... Sultan Muhammad ben Yusuf (King Muhammad V since 1957) returned from
... [DOC] [TLE] Kingdoms of North Africa - Morocco - The History Files [PAR] Kings of Africa.