The legacy of Hassan II
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King Hassan II of Morocco died in July 1999 after a reign of 38 years. He was born in 1929 at a time when Morocco was under French control, the son of Mohammed V sixteenth sovereign of the Alawite dynasty.
Morocco had been independent for only five years when King Hassan acceded to the Throne in 1961.He ruled as a traditional Arab monarch, at least to begin with. His word was law and he was spiritual
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China's golden age can be defined as a 600 year period, from the founding of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) to the collapse of the Song
The Arabs are a Semitic[1] people originally from the Middle East but who have now spread to many other parts of the world, and,
Today Japan is a democratic country with a thriving electronics industry. It is perhaps the most advanced Asian economy, although
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