Uprising in the Rif

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The uprising in the Rif was a rebellion from October 1958 to February 1959 in the Rif Mountains in Morocco against the government of Mohammed V.

The return of the Berber leader Abd el-Krim was also called for in an 18-point program . In December 1958, the government officially declared Abd el-Krim a national hero and awarded an honorary pension. However, Abd el-Krim did not return to his homeland and justified this with the presence of European troops in Morocco. The uprising intensified in the winter of 1958/59.

The uprising was put down under the leadership of Hassan II and Mohammed Oufkir with 20,000 men using napalm , Willy Pete and cluster bombs . The coordination of the government troops was the responsibility of officers of the French armed forces .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ France / North Africa question:… in Art Nouveau . In: Der Spiegel . No. 10 , 1959 ( online ).
  2. ^ David S. Woolman: Rebels in the Rif: Abd El Krim and the Rif Rebellion. Stanford University Press, Stanford 1968, ISBN 0-8047-0664-6 , p. 227, books.google.de
  3. ^ Hassan II of Morocco Dies at 70 . In: The New York Times , July 24, 1999; "Led it to victory against rebel Berber tribesmen in the Rif mountains in 1958."