M'hamed Ababou was the director of the Ahermoumou military non-commissioned officer training school.[2] Acting under his orders, about 1,200 cadets from the school seized the Royal summer palace at Skhirat where a diplomatic function was being held to celebrate the King's forty-second birthday. Foreign and Moroccan VIPs were held under guard or fled along the nearby seafront. Approximately 100 guests, officials, servants and cadets were reported killed under confused circumstances. It was to be subsequently claimed that the young cadets had been told by Ababou and other officers that they were acting to protect King Hassan against rebels. Initially the only loyalist troops present at the palace were ceremonial guards and the king took refuge in a pavilion annex.
Ababou was killed on the day of the coup during an exchange of fire with royal troops led by General Bouhali, who had been dispatched to the palace to rescue the king.[2] It is reported that Ababou was only wounded in this clash but had asked a fellow conspirator to shoot him so that he would not be taken alive.[2]
M'hamed Ababou had two brothers in the military; Mohamed (his elder by 4 years) with whom he co-organized the attempted coup and who would die in detention in 1976; and Chief Sergeant Abdelziz Ababou (his younger brother) who died during the coup itself.
^Mahjoub Tobji (2006-09-13). Les officiers de Sa Majesté: Les dérives des généraux marocains 1956-2006. Fayard.
^ abcLahcen Aouad (2009). . Telquel. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
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hamed, ababou, confused, with, mohamed, ababou, arabic, امحمد, أعبابو, 1938, july, 1971, senior, moroccan, army, officer, along, with, general, mohamed, medbouh, instigated, attempted, coup, against, king, hassan, july, 1971, lieutenant, colonelامحمد, أعبابوab. Not to be confused with Mohamed Ababou M hamed Ababou Arabic امحمد أعبابو 1938 10 July 1971 was a senior Moroccan Army officer Along with General Mohamed Medbouh he instigated an attempted coup against king Hassan II on 10 July 1971 1 Lieutenant ColonelM hamed Ababouامحمد أعبابوAbabou in 1956Personal detailsBorn1938Bourd Taza Province MoroccoDied10 July 1971 1971 07 10 aged 32 33 Rabat MoroccoMilitary serviceAllegianceMoroccoBranch serviceRoyal Moroccan ArmyYears of service1956 1971RankLieutenant ColonelM hamed Ababou was the director of the Ahermoumou military non commissioned officer training school 2 Acting under his orders about 1 200 cadets from the school seized the Royal summer palace at Skhirat where a diplomatic function was being held to celebrate the King s forty second birthday Foreign and Moroccan VIPs were held under guard or fled along the nearby seafront Approximately 100 guests officials servants and cadets were reported killed under confused circumstances It was to be subsequently claimed that the young cadets had been told by Ababou and other officers that they were acting to protect King Hassan against rebels Initially the only loyalist troops present at the palace were ceremonial guards and the king took refuge in a pavilion annex Ababou was killed on the day of the coup during an exchange of fire with royal troops led by General Bouhali who had been dispatched to the palace to rescue the king 2 It is reported that Ababou was only wounded in this clash but had asked a fellow conspirator to shoot him so that he would not be taken alive 2 M hamed Ababou had two brothers in the military Mohamed his elder by 4 years with whom he co organized the attempted coup and who would die in detention in 1976 and Chief Sergeant Abdelziz Ababou his younger brother who died during the coup itself See also EditMohamed Ababou his older brother Mohamed Amekrane attempted a coup one year later in 1972References Edit Mahjoub Tobji 2006 09 13 Les officiers de Sa Majeste Les derives des generaux marocains 1956 2006 Fayard a b c Lahcen Aouad 2009 PORTRAIT ENQUETE L homme qui a voulu tuer Hassan II Telquel Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 Retrieved 11 February 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title M 27hamed Ababou amp oldid 1104804209, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
