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unusual facts about Abdelhafid of Morocco



Andrew Belton

Having apparently resigned his military commission, he assisted the pretender to the throne Abdelhafid, to overthrow his brother Abdelaziz.

Ma al-'Aynayn

The French forces under then-colonel Gouraud pushed forward in the French Sudan, and Ma al-'Aynayn was forced to retreated to Tiznit (Morocco) in 1908-1909 determined to fight along Abdelhafid in dethroning his brother, which they succeeded in doing.

Settat

This development was disrupted in the early 20th century during the early chaos of the French colonization when the Chaouia tribes rallied to Moulay Hafid.


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