Abd el-Krim | |
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عبد الكريم | |
President of the Republic of the Rif | |
In office 18 September 1921 – 27 May 1926 | |
Prime Minister | Hajj Hatmi |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1882 Ajdir, Morocco[1] |
Died | February 6, 1963 Cairo, Egypt[2] | (aged 80–81)
Spouse | Lalla Mimouna Boujibar |
Alma mater | University of al-Qarawiyyin |
Signature | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Republic of the Rif |
Years of service | 1921–1926 |
Battles/wars | Rif War |
Muhammad bin ‘Abd al-Karīm al-Khaṭābī (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]