Hassan II, 25 years after his death: a legend still alive

25 years after his death, the king Hassan II remains a central figure in the Moroccan collective imagination. This is evidenced by the videos documenting his speeches and press conferences which have accumulated millions of views on YouTube, Facebook and X (formerly Twitter), and elicit positive comments.

Hassan II is a reference from which the generation of Moroccans who knew him and the younger generation born in 1999 after his death, draw positions and opinions on current national and international issues. Videos documenting the sovereign’s speeches and press conferences on current political issues such as the Moroccan Sahara issue, the recent Moroccan-French crisis, or relations with Israel published on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, his eloquence, as well that his political wisdom commands admiration.