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Republic of the Rif

former state, North Africa

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leadership by Abd el-Krim

In Abd el-Krim
…and founder of the short-lived Republic of the Rif (1923–26). A skilled tactician and a capable organizer, he led a liberation movement that made him the hero of the Maghrib (northwest Africa).
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surrender to French

In Morocco: The Spanish Zone
…him and subsequently established the Republic of the Rif, which was formally constituted as an independent state in 1923. It took a combined French and Spanish force numbering more than 250,000 troops before he was defeated. In May 1926 he surrendered to the French and was exiled.
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