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17. ’Commander of the Faithful’ turns 70 [Excerpts]
Date of source: Thursday, July 15, 1999 to Wednesday, July 21, 1999
’When I ascended the throne, people said I would not last more than six months’ King Hassan of Morocco, who marked his 70th birthday with official ceremonies on July 10, has survived military coups, leftist plots and opposition from Islamic activists during more than 38 years on the throne of one...
1. Islamist prisoners call for amnesty
Date of source: Thursday, June 3, 1999 to Wednesday, June 9, 1999
A dozen Moroccan and Algerian Muslim fundamentalist prisoners called on May 27 on the Socialist-led government of Morocco for an amnesty. Among them are three members of Algeria’s banned Islamic Salvation Front (FIS), spending up to 14 years in jail for their involvement in arms trafficking to...
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