Hassan II of Morocco Hassan dissolved Parliament and ruled directly, although he did not abolish the mechanisms of parliamentary democracy. When elections were eventually held, they were mostly rigged in favour of loyal parties. This caused severe discontent among the opposition, and protest demonstrations and riots challenged the King's rule. A US report observed that "Hassan appears obsessed with the preservation of his power rather than with its application toward the resolution of Morocco's multiplying domestic problems." In the early 1970s, King Hassan survived two assassination attempts. The first, in 1971, was a coup d'état attempt allegedly supported by Libya, organized by General Mohamed
Ascend the Hill Ascend the Hill announced a final US tour beginning and ending in their hometown of Tampa, Florida. The band commenced as a musical entity in 2008, with their first release, "Ben Davis", as Ben Davis, an extended play, that released Independently in 2008. They released a studio album, Ascend the Hill, on June 21, 2009, with Come&Live! Records. Their subsequent studio album, "Hymns: Take the World, but Give Me Jesus", was released by Come&Live! Records, on September 14, 2010. The next album, "O Ransomed Son", came out on April 17, 2012 by Come&Live! Records. Ascend the Hill Ascend the Hill,