Protesters raise the flag of the Rif Republic (left) and the pan-Berber tricoleur (right) at a demonstration in the northern town of Al-Hoceima, Morocco, June 1, 2017. (Reuters / Youssef Boudlal ...

The event was held under the theme «Republic of the Rif and the Right to Restore Independence». Algeria invited guests from countries that traditionally support the Polisario, such as South ...

He had successfully united the population under the banner of the Rif republic he had proclaimed in 1923. This was not only an anticolonial project, but it also contested the authority of the Makhzen.

despite its long history of resistance to central rule and the fact that some protesters have waved the flag of the short-lived Rif republic that existed from 1921 to 1926.

In 1921, when Morocco was colonized by France and Spain, the legendary rebel leader Abd el-Krim installed a republic in the region after defeating the Spanish army. Although the Rif Republic was ...

In 1921, when Morocco was colonized by France and Spain, the rebel leader Abd el-Krim installed a republic in the region after defeating the Spanish army. Although the Rif Republic was dissolved ...

“They have nothing in this region.” The Rif mountains were once an independent republic in the 1920s, until the region was reconquered by the French in 1926. After independence from ...

In 1921, when Morocco was colonized by France and Spain, the legendary rebel leader Abd el-Krim installed a republic in the region after defeating the Spanish army. Although the Rif Republic was ...