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eventREF E-0013448Revised

24 July 1999

King Hassan II of Morocco dies

Updated
30 Sep 2019
King Hassan II of Morocco dies

King Hassan II, who ruled Morocco for 38 years, died of heart failure at the age of 70 at the Avicenne hospital in Rabat. Hassan's death was announced by his son and successor Crown Prince Sidi Mohammed on national Television. Hassan had previously been hospitalised in the United States for lung problems.

How we know this

  1. 01Gregory,J.R,(1999), 'Hassan II of Morocco Dies at 70; A Monarch Oriented to the West' From The New York Times,24 July [Online], Available at www.library.cornell.edu [Accessed: 24 July 2013]
  2. 02Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). King Hassan II of Morocco dies. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013448

South African History Online (2011) 'King Hassan II of Morocco dies', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013448 (Accessed: 8 November 2026).

South African History Online, King Hassan II of Morocco dies [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013448, (accessed 8 November 2026).

"King Hassan II of Morocco dies." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013448. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "King Hassan II of Morocco dies." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013448.

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