Abbas Messaadi
Abbas Mesaadi | |
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Personal details | |
Born |
1925[1] Douar Ouled Ali Boumesaad, Taddart, Qiyadat Houara & Guercif, Morocco[1] |
Died |
27 June 1956[1] Fes |
Resting place | Ajdir, Morocco |
Occupation | Leader of the Moroccan Army of Liberation |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Moroccan Army of Liberation |
Rank | General |
Mohamed ben Tahar ben Ali commonly known by his nom de guerre Abbas Messaadi (Arabic: عباس مساعدي; 1925–27 June 1956)[1][2] was the leader of the Moroccan Army of Liberation before his controversial assassination in June 1956 that would ultimately trigger the Rif Revolt (1957-1959). He became known as "Messadi" because he was born in Douar Oulad Ali Boumsaad (أولاد علي بومساعد).
Abbas was running a military camp in Aknoul and was assassinated in Fes in June 1956 allegedly by Karim Hajjaj, a member of the Istiqlal party.[3] His assassination was allegedly ordered by Mehdi Ben Barka.[3]
He was first buried in Fes but in 1957 his remains were transferred to Ajdir, the stronghold of Mohamed ben Abdelkrim al-Khattabi, against the wishes of the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior then controlled by the Istiqlal party.[2] When security forces were sent by the ministry to repatriate the body to Fes, this sparked clashes with the population in Ajdir which led to the Rif revolt.[2]
His killing was the first in a series of assassinations directed against members of the Moroccan Army of liberation and other factions competing with the Istiqlal party and the Alaouite family
See also
- Mahjoubi Aherdane
- Abdelkrim al-Khatib
References
- 1 2 3 4 "- Dalil Rif - تحقيق : في زيارة لعائلة الشهيد عباس المسعدي". 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- 1 2 3 "شاهد على العصر - محمد سعيد آيت إدر - الجزء الثالث". Aljazeera. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- 1 2 "L'assassinat de Messaâdi". Zamane. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2014.