Abd el-Krim
war leader and president of the Rif Republic from 1921 to 1926
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Abd el-Krim was a war leader and president of the Rif Republic, a territory in North Africa, from 1921 to 1926. He is historically significant as a nationalist figure who led resistance against European colonial powers during that period.
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- Born
- 1882
- Died
- 1963
- Works
- 3
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- Mémoires d'Abd-el-Krim
- Mohamed Ben Abd-el-Krim
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Mohammed ben Abdelkrim El Khattabi, better known as Abd el-Krim (12 January 1882 – 6 February 1963), was a Moroccan revolutionary, religious, political and military leader and the president of the Republic of the Rif. 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. He also became one of the major figures of Arab nationalism, which he supported during his stay in Cairo.
Early life