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Some 2 000 men storm King Hassan’s birthday party in Morocco, killing 100 people in an attempted coup; the king survives.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, July 6). Some 2 000 men storm King Hassan’s birthday party in Morocco, killing 100 people in an attempted coup; the king survives.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087817
South African History Online (2012) 'Some 2 000 men storm King Hassan’s birthday party in Morocco, killing 100 people in an attempted coup; the king survives.', South African History Online, 6 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087817 (Accessed: 26 October 2026).
South African History Online, Some 2 000 men storm King Hassan’s birthday party in Morocco, killing 100 people in an attempted coup; the king survives. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087817, (accessed 26 October 2026).
"Some 2 000 men storm King Hassan’s birthday party in Morocco, killing 100 people in an attempted coup; the king survives.." South African History Online, 6 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087817. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Some 2 000 men storm King Hassan’s birthday party in Morocco, killing 100 people in an attempted coup; the king survives.." South African History Online. July 6, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087817.
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