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v. t. e. Hassan II, King of Morocco since 1961, died on 23 July 1999 in the capital of Rabat, at the age of 70. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Crown Prince Sidi Mohammed, who acceded to the throne as King Mohammed VI. Hassan's remains were interred at the Mausoleum of Mohammed V in Rabat on 25 July, following an Islamic funeral ceremony.
Jul 24, 1999 · King Hassan II of Morocco was a leading figure in North African politics after his ascension to the throne in 1961. At the time of his death, he was the Arab world's longest reigning monarch. He was born on 9 July, 1929 as Prince Moulay Hassan, son of King Mohammed V, 16th sovereign of the Alawite dynasty. During his rule he survived a series ...
By JOHN M. BRODER. ABAT, Morocco -- King Hassan II of Morocco was buried Sunday in a royal mausoleum before an assemblage of dozens of kings and princes, presidents and prime ministers from the Arab world, Israel, Europe and Africa. A military gun carriage bore the coffin of the king through the thronged streets of Rabat beneath the merciless ...
By JOSEPH R. GREGORY. ing Hassan II, who ruled Morocco for 38 years, acted as a go-between in Egyptian-Israeli efforts to make peace and prolonged the life of his 300-year-old dynasty in an era when monarchies in Libya, Egypt, Iraq and Iran fell to socialist revolutions or the force of militant Islam, died Friday in Rabat. He was 70.
Hassan II of Morocco. Hassan II ( Arabic: الحسن الثاني, romanized : al-Ḥasan aṯ-ṯhānī; 9 July 1929 – 23 July 1999) was King of Morocco from 1961 until his death in 1999. A member of the Alawi dynasty, he was the eldest son of Sultan Mohammed V, and his second wife, Lalla Abla bint Tahar . He was named crown prince in 1957 ...
Jul 26, 1999 · Upon receiving news of the death of King Hassan II on Friday, the Secretary-General issued the following statement (also issued as Press Release SG/SM/7076 of 23 July): "On behalf of the entire United Nations, I wish to express my deepest condolences to the people of Morocco on the death of King Hassan II.
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RABAT, Morocco (CNN) -- King Hassan II, who ruled Morocco for 38 years, was buried Sunday in a marble mausoleum alongside his father, King Mohammed V. The late monarch's eldest son and successor ...
