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Mohammed VI succeeds Hassan II as king of Morocco

Mohammed VI becomes king of Morocco on 23 July 1999 following his father Hassan II’s death. The official biography and contemporary reporting by Le Monde establish the beginning of his reign.

Portrait of Mohammed VI photographed in 2004.
Mohammed VI, 26 November 2004. Illustrative archive portrait; this photograph does not depict the activity reported. U. Dettmar/ABr; edited by Quibik, CC BY 3.0 BR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/. — U. Dettmar/ABr ; retouche Quibik / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 3.0 BR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/ — archives du 26 novembre 2004.

The succession precedes the enthronement ceremony on 30 July by one week. The chronology distinguishes accession from the later ceremony, whose date becomes the annual Throne Day celebration.

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