Abd el-Krim

Abd el-Krim
عبد الكريم
Abd el-Krim in 1922
President of the Republic of the Rif
In office
18 September 1921 – 27 May 1926
Prime MinisterHajj Hatmi
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Bornc. 1882 (1882)
Ajdir, Morocco[1]
DiedFebruary 6, 1963(1963-02-06) (aged 80–81)
Cairo, Egypt[2]
SpouseLalla Mimouna Boujibar
Alma materUniversity of al-Qarawiyyin
Signature
Military service
AllegianceRepublic of the Rif Republic of the Rif
Years of service1921–1926
Battles/warsRif War

Muhammad ibn Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi (Arabic: محمد بن عبد الكريم الخطابي), better known as Abd el-Krim (Arabic: عبد الكريم; 1882 or 1883 – 6 February 1963), was a Moroccan political and military leader and the president of the Republic of the Rif.[3][4] He and his brother M'Hammad led a large-scale revolt by a coalition of Riffian tribes against the Spanish and French Protectorates of the Rif and the rest of Morocco. His guerrilla tactics, which included the first-ever use of tunneling as a technique of modern warfare, directly influenced Ho Chi Minh, Mao Zedong and Che Guevara.[5][6] He also became one of the major figures of Arab nationalism, which he actively supported.[7]

  1. ^ Tahtah 1999, p. 143.
  2. ^ "Abd el-Krim". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. I: A-Ak - Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, Illinois: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2010. pp. 18. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
  3. ^ Montagne, Robert (1947). "Abd el Krim". Politique étrangère. 12 (3): 301–324. doi:10.3406/polit.1947.5495.
  4. ^ Pennell 2004, p. 634.
  5. ^ Castro, Fidel; Ramonet, Ignacio. Fidel Castro: My Life - A Spoken Autobiography. Translated by Hurley, Andrew. p. 680.
  6. ^ Er 2015, pp. 1–23.
  7. ^ Heptulla, Najma (1991). Indo-West Asian Relations: The Nehru Era. Allied Publishers. ISBN 978-81-7023-340-4.

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