# Abd el-Krim

> He led Riffian tribes against two European powers in Morocco and pioneered guerrilla tunnel warfare a generation before Vietnam—tactics that Mao, Ho, and Guevara all studied.

*War leader and president of the Rif Republic from 1921 to 1926*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/abd-el-krim

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1882-01-12
- **Died:** 1963-02-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Mohammed ben Abdelkrim El Khattabi was born on 12 January 1882 in Morocco. With his brother M'Hammad, he organized a coalition of Riffian tribes into a large-scale revolt against the Spanish and French Protectorates controlling the Rif and wider Morocco, becoming president of the Republic of the Rif. His forces introduced tunneling as a modern combat technique—the first time it appeared in twentieth-century war. Those methods traveled: Ho Chi Minh, Mao Zedong, and Che Guevara all drew directly from his playbook. After the fighting he moved to Cairo, where he became a major voice in Arab nationalism. He died on 6 February 1963.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 57.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.6 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 23.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Writer / Author, #Literature, #Politics, #Journalism, #Heads of State, #20th Century

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202650)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_el-Krim)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Abd%20el-Krim)
- [عبد الكريم الخطابى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%89)
- [Abd el-Krim](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_el-Krim)
- [Абд аль-Керым](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B1%D0%B4_%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C-%D0%9A%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BC)
- [Абд ел-Крим](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B1%D0%B4_%D0%B5%D0%BB-%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BC)
- [মুহাম্মাদ ইবনে আব্দুল করিম আল খাত্তাবি](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6_%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87_%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE_%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2_%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF)
- [Abd el-Krim](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_el-Krim)
- [Muhammad ibn Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Abd_al-Karim_al-Khattabi)
- [عەبدولکەریم خەتابی](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%DB%95%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%DA%A9%DB%95%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85_%D8%AE%DB%95%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8%DB%8C)
- [Muhammad ibn Abd al-Karím al-Chattábí](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Abd_al-Kar%C3%ADm_al-Chatt%C3%A1b%C3%AD)
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- [Abd al-Karim](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Karim)
- [Abdel-Krim](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel-Krim)
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- [Abd el-Krim](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_el-Krim)
- [Abd el Krim](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_el_Krim)
- [عبدالکریم الخطابی](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A8%DB%8C)
- [Abd el-Krim](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_el-Krim)
- [Abdelkrim el-Khattabi](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdelkrim_el-Khattabi)
- [Abd el-Krim](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_el-Krim)
- [Abd el-Krim](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_el-Krim)
- [עבד אל-כרים אל-ח'טאבי](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%93_%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%9B%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%97'%D7%98%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99)
- [Wikiquote](https://ar.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A)
- [محمد بن عبد الكريم الخطابي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A)
- [محمد بن عبد الكريم الخطابي](https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A)

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