Execution general oufkir biography

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Execution general oufkir biography

Retrieved 31 July Zamane in French. Pennell, Morocco since a historyp. Going clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the prison of belief. New York. ISBN OCLC External links. Home Explore the BBC. Victims of the attempted coup had a state funeral - while the accused faced a firing squad. Many believed the rebels did not intend to kill the King but simply wanted to reform the political system.

General Muhammed Medbouh was widely believed to have led the coup and had spoken out against corruption. He was accidentally killed by his own forces. Since inheriting the crown in King Hassan II had continued the pro-western, personal rule of his father. Zamane in French. Pennell, Morocco since a historyp. Going clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the prison of belief.

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Human rights in Morocco. A feared figure in dissident circles, he was considered extraordinarily close to power. One of his most famous victims is believed to have been celebrated third-world politician Mehdi Ben Barka, who had "disappeared" in Paris in A French court convicted him of the murder. InOufkir was named interior minister, vastly increasing his power through direct control over most of the security establishment.

After a failed republican military coup inhe was named chief of staff and minister of defense, and set about purging the army and promoting his personal supporters. His domination of the Moroccan political scene was now near-complete, with the king ever more reliant on him to contain mounting discontent. Oufkir was accused of plotting the Moroccan coup attempt against King Hassan World War II lieutenant is generally accepted outside of official circles that Oufkir was executed by forces loyal to the Moroccan monarchy.