The Independent - London, July 26th, 1999
OVER NEARLY four decades King Hassan II of Morocco provided his people with a stability and continuity unparalleled in the Arab world and Africa and provided the West with one of its most reliable Arab allies in its efforts to contain Communism and Islamic fundamentalism. But King Hassan was also a ruthless pragmatist who allowed nothing to stand in the way of his apparent belief that he had a divine right to rule Morocco as he saw fit.
Hassan was born in Rabat in 1929 under the French Protectorate, and his early years were dominated by Morocco's struggle for independence. His father, Sultan ...
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