Hassan
II (1929 - ),
king of
Morocco (1961 - ). In 1975, tens of thousands of Moroccans marched unarmed across the border into Spanish
Sahara, at the request of
King Hassan, to back their
government's
contention that the
northern part of the territory was historically part of
Morocco.
See also Morocco and Spanish Sahara in this glossary. —NVRD Approved Glossary