Mohamed Ababou

Not to be confused with M'hamed Ababou.
Colonel
Mohamed Ababou
محمد أعبابو
Mohamed Ababou in 1961
Personal details
Born1934
Bourd, Taza Province, Morocco
Died20 July 1976(1976-07-20) (aged 41–42)[1]
Rich, Morocco
Military service
AllegianceMorocco Morocco
Branch/service Royal Moroccan Army
Years of service1956–1971
RankColonel

Mohamed Ababou (Arabic: محمد أعبابو; 1934 – 20 July 1976) was a senior Moroccan Army officer. Along with General Mohamed Medbouh and M'hamed Ababou, he organised the failed coup against king Hassan II of 10 July 1971.[1] He received his military training at the school of Dar al-Bayda in Meknes.[1]

The coup

He was tasked by Lieutenant Colonel M'hamed Ababou (his younger brother) with raiding the Skhirat palace from the south, which he did without encountering significant resistance.[1][2] After the failure of the coup he was arrested, tried and incarcerated along with other coup protagonists (Akka and Mzireg). After a failed escape attempt with a group of prisoners among whom was Ali Bourequat, he vanished and nothing is known of the circumstances of his supposed death. Although several years later his family received an official death certificate dated 20 July 1976, he is still considered disappeared by the Moroccan state.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Lahcen Aouad (2009). "Portrait-Enquête. L'homme qui a voulu tuer Hassan II". Telquel.
  2. ^ "شاهد على العصر - أحمد المرزوقي - الجزء الثالث". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 12 February 2014.