Mohamed Ababou (; 1934 – 20 July 1976) was a senior
Moroccan Army
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officer. Along with General
Mohamed Medbouh and
M'hamed Ababou, he organised the
failed coup against king
Hassan II
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of 10 July 1971.
He received his military training at the school of ''Dar al-Bayda'' in
Meknes
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The coup
He was tasked by Lieutenant Colonel M'hamed Ababou (his younger brother) with raiding the Skhirat palace from the south, which he did without encountering significant resistance.Ali Bourequat
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, he vanished and nothing is known of the circumstances of his supposed death. Although several years later his family received an official death certificate dated 20 July 1976, he is still considered disappeared by the Moroccan state.[
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See also
* M'hamed Ababou, his younger brother
* Mohamed Amekrane, attempted a coup one year later in 1972
References
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1934 births
People from Taza
1976 deaths
Moroccan mutineers
Moroccan colonels
Moroccan torture victims
Moroccan people who died in prison custody