July 9, 2006
King Hassan II of Morocco
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Hassan II ruled Morocco from 1961 until his death in 1999. In 1957, he became chief of staff of the Moroccan army and was crowned king in 1961. In 1965, political unrest in Morocco caused him to assume full executive and legislative control, but an abortive coup led him to yield some of his powers to parliament. Nevertheless, the rigidly dictatorial period during his rule came to be known as the "years of lead." In the early 70's, Hassan survived 2 assassination attempts. Who tried to kill him?
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