Mohammed V o Morocco
Mohammed V (10 August 1909 – 26 February 1961) (Arabic:محمد الخامس) wis Sultan o Morocco frae 1927-53, exiled frae 1953–55, where he wis again recognized as Sultan upon his return, an Keeng frae 1957 tae 1961. His full name wis Sidi Mohammed ben Yusef, or Son o (Sultan) Yusef, upon whose daith he succeedit tae the throne. He wis a member o the Alaouite Dynasty.
On 20 August 1953, the French who wur occupyin Morocco at the time forced Mohammed V an his family intae exile on Corsica. A relative o his, Mohammed Ben Aarafa, wis placed on the throne. Mohammed V an his family wur then transferred tae Madagascar in Januar 1954. Mohammed V returned frae exile on 16 November 1955, an wis again recognized as Sultan efter active opposition tae the French protectorate. In Februar 1956 he successfully negotiatit wi Fraunce for the independence o Morocco, an in 1957 took the title o Keeng.
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Daith [edit]
He dee'd on 26 Februar 1961 follaein unspecified surgery.[1]
Legacy [edit]
The Mohammed V Internaitional Airport o Casablanca is named efter him, as well as numerous universities an various public spaces athort Morocco. There is an Avenue Mohammed V in nearly ivery Moroccan ceety.
Amang his wives wis Lalla Abla bint Tahar (Arabic:لالا عبلة بنت طهار) (born 5 September 1889 - dee'd 1 March 1992), who wis twintie years his senior. She gave birth tae Hassan II, the future Keeng Hassan II (1929–1999), as well as the diplomat Lalla Aicha (born 1930). She wis the dochter o Moulay (descendant o the Prophet Muhammed) al-Tahar ben Hasan. She married Mohammed V in 1929 an dee'd in Rabat on 1 Mairch 1992, aged 102.
In December 2007, The Forward reportit on a secret diplomatic initiative bi the Moroccan government tae hae Mohammed V admittit tae the Righteous Among the Nations.[2]
Honours [edit]
- Order o Blood o Tunisie
- Grand Cross o the Legion d'Honneur o Fraunce-1927
- Companion o the Order o the Leeberation o Fraunce-1945
- Chief Commander o the Legion o Merit o the Unitit States o Americae-1945
- Grand Collar o the Order o the Yoke an Arrows o Francoist Spain-1956
- Grand Collar o the Order o Idris I o the Kinrick o Libie-1956
- Collar o the Order o the Hashemites o the Kinrick o Iraq-1956
- Grand Cordon o the Order o Oumayyad o Sirie-1960
- Grand Cordon o the Order o Merit o Lebanon, special class-1960
- Collar o the Order o the Nile o the Republic o Egyp-1960
- Collar o the Order o Hussein ibn Ali o Jordan-1960
- Grand Cordon o the Keeng Abdul Aziz Decoration o Saudi Arabie-1960
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References [edit]
- ↑ "Mohammed V of Morocco Dies at 51 After Surgery", New York Times, 26 February 1961. Retrieved on 13 Juin 2008..
- ↑ An Arab King Righteous Among the Nations?. The Forward, 12 December 2007
- ↑ Royal Ark
External links [edit]
- Morocco's Alaoui dynasty
- History of Morocco (in French)
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Sultan o Morocco 1927–1953 |
Cam afore: Mohammed Ben Arafa |
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Sultan o Morocco 1955-1957 |
Cam afore: Himself as Keeng |
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Keeng o Morocco 1957–1961 |
Cam afore: Hassan II |
