Hafidiya

The Hafidiya الحفيظية
Sultan Abd al-Aziz fleeing from the Battle of Marrakesh
Date 1907–1908 Location Morocco Result Coup successful End of rule of Abd al-Aziz Abd al-Hafid pronounced sultan of Morocco
Belligerents
Sultan's forces	Abd al-Hafid's forces
Commanders and leaders
Abd al-Aziz	Abd al-Hafid

The Hafidiya (Arabic: الحفيظية) was a coup d'état in Morocco between 1907 and 1908 in which Abd al-Hafid seized power from his brother Abdelaziz.^[1][2] Abd al-Hafid started his movement in Marrakesh in the aftermath of the Algeciras Conference, the French occupation of Oujda and of Casablanca and the gaining the support of Amazigh leaders in the south.^[1][3] The Ulama of Fes supported Abdelhafid only with an unprecedented Conditioned Bay'ah, or pledge of allegiance.^[1]