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Mohamed Oufkir

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Moroccan politician and officer (1920-1972)

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General Mohamed Oufkir was a Moroccan senior military officer who held many important governmental posts like the minister of interior and minister of defense.

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1949Officer of the Legion of Honour
1947Knight of the Legion of Honour
Croix de guerre 1939-1945
Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures

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General Mohamed Oufkir was a Moroccan senior military officer who held many important governmental posts like the minister of interior and minister of defense. Throughout the 60s, he rose to become the regime's strongman having a close relationship with Hassan II of Morocco and was partly responsible for the suppression of political opposition and riots. It is believed that he was involved in the Ben Barka affair and that he was assassinated for his alleged role in the failed 1972 Moroccan coup attempt.

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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1920 to 1972 · aged 52
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