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He was named crown prince in and was the first commander-in-chief of the Royal Armed Forces. He was enthroned as king in following his father's death. His reign was marked by the start of the Western Sahara conflict and the Sand War , as well as two failed coup attempts against him in and in Hassan's conservative approach reportedly strengthened his rule over Morocco and the Western Sahara.

A truth commission was set up after his death to investigate allegations of human rights violations during his reign. He first studied Islamic sciences at the Dar al-Makhzen in Fez. He then became a student at the Royal College in Rabat, where instruction was conducted in Arabic and French and a class was created for him.

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Mehdi Ben Barka was notably his mathematics teacher for four years at the Royal College. Hassan pursued his higher education at the Rabat Institute of Higher Studies, a department of the University of Bordeaux, from where he received a law degree in In the speech, Sultan Mohammed wished for the French and Spanish protectorates and the Tangier International Zone to be unified into one nation.

Hassan later claimed that he had "profound resentment" towards the protectorate and that he felt "deep humiliation" from French colonialism. Hassan and his family were forced into exile by French authorities on 20 August , being deported to Zonza in Corsica. Their deportation led to protests and further fueled the anti-colonial movement.

Prince Hassan acted as his father's political advisor during their exile. They returned to Morocco on 16 November Hassan ascended the throne on 26 February on his father's death.