What Happened to Morocco’s King After His Own Army Tried to Kill Him Twice?

On July 10, 1971, armed military cadets stormed King Hassan II's birthday celebration at the Skhirat Palace. Guests were shot beside banquet tables and swimming pools, rebel officers seized the radio station, and Morocco was told that the king was dead. Hassan survived. Thirteen months later, fighter jets from his own air force opened fire on the royal Boeing 727 as it carried him home from Europe. The defense minister suspected of organizing the attack was General Mohamed Oufkir — the same powerful man Hassan had trusted to protect the throne after the first coup. This documentary reconstructs both attempts, the betrayal inside Morocco's military, Oufkir's mysterious death, the secret prisons that followed, and the extraordinary survival strategy of the Alaouite monarchy. It also explains how Hassan used religious legitimacy, centralized security, the Green March, foreign alliances, political reform, and a prepared heir to preserve a dynasty that rebel officers twice came within minutes of destroying. This is the full story of the king who survived a massacre on the ground, an assassination attempt in the sky, and the dangerous transformation that kept his family on Morocco's throne. FAIR USE DISCLAIMER: This video is for educational, historical, documentary, and commentary purposes. Archival materials are used in accordance with fair use principles. #HassanII #MoroccoRoyalFamily #MoroccoHistory #SkhiratCoup #MilitaryCoup #MohamedOufkir #RoyalFamily #AlaouiteDynasty #ColdWarHistory #AfricanHistory #RoyalSurvival #HistoryDocumentary #MoroccanMonarchy #PalaceCoup #AssassinationAttempt #YearsOfLead #GreenMarch #KingMohammedVI #RoyalHistory #TheFallenCourt