Rif War

E36889

colonial war conflict war

The Rif War was an early 20th-century colonial conflict in northern Morocco in which Spanish (and later French) forces fought against Berber Rif tribes led by Abd el-Krim.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Rif War canonical	42
Rifian resistance	3
Rif	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial war ⓘ conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Second Rif War ⓘ
belligerent	French Army ⓘ Rifian forces ⓘ Spanish Army of Africa ⓘ
commander	Abd el-Krim ⓘ Miguel Primo de Rivera ⓘ Philippe Pétain ⓘ
conflictType	anti-colonial rebellion ⓘ
countryInvolved	France ⓘ Spain ⓘ
endDate	1927 ⓘ
hasCause	Spanish colonial expansion in Morocco ⓘ resistance to European colonial rule ⓘ
hasEthnicAspect	Berber resistance ⓘ
hasPoliticalAspect	anti-imperialist struggle ⓘ
historicalSignificance	early large-scale use of air-dropped chemical weapons in Africa ⓘ major defeat for Spanish forces at Annual ⓘ
involves	Rif Republic ⓘ
leaderOfBelligerent	Abd el-Krim was leader of Rifian forces ⓘ Miguel Primo de Rivera was Spanish head of government during the war ⓘ Philippe Pétain ⓘ surface form: Philippe Pétain commanded French forces in the Rif
notableEvent	Battle of Annual 1921 ⓘ surface form: Battle of Annual Disaster of Annual ⓘ landing at Alhucemas ⓘ
opponent	Berbers ⓘ surface form: Berber Rif tribes French colonial forces ⓘ Spanish colonial forces ⓘ
outcome	consolidation of Spanish control over northern Morocco ⓘ exile of Abd el-Krim ⓘ
partOf	history of Morocco ⓘ history of Spain ⓘ interwar period ⓘ
place	Rif region ⓘ northern Morocco ⓘ
precededBy	First Rif War ⓘ
relatedTo	French Morocco ⓘ surface form: French protectorate in Morocco Spanish colonial wars in Morocco ⓘ surface form: Spanish protectorate in Morocco
result	Spanish-French victory ⓘ defeat of the Rif Republic ⓘ
startDate	1920 ⓘ
usedWeapon	air power ⓘ artillery ⓘ chemical weapons by Spanish forces ⓘ
yearOfEvent	Battle of Annual 1921 ⓘ landing at Alhucemas 1925 ⓘ

Referenced by (46)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish Army → significantEvent → Rif War ⓘ

Francisco Franco → conflict → Rif War ⓘ

Emilio Mola → participantIn → Rif War ⓘ

Emilio Mola → conflict → Rif War ⓘ

José Sanjurjo → participantIn → Rif War ⓘ

Melilla → historicalRegion → Rif War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rif

Alphonse Juin → conflict → Rif War ⓘ

Legión Española → conflict → Rif War ⓘ

Regulares → conflict → Rif War ⓘ

Riffians → historicalEvent → Rif War ⓘ

Spanish Foreign Legion → conflict → Rif War ⓘ

Regulares (Moroccan troops) → conflict → Rif War ⓘ

High Commissioner of Spain in Morocco → associatedWith → Rif War ⓘ

Spanish colonial wars in Morocco → hasPart → Rif War ⓘ

Spanish colonial wars in Morocco → opposedBy → Rif War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rifian resistance

Rif Mountains → historicalEvent → Rif War ⓘ

Spanish North Africa → conflict → Rif War ⓘ

Rif region → historicalEvent → Rif War ⓘ

Abd el-Krim → conflict → Rif War ⓘ

Miguel Primo de Rivera → militaryConflict → Rif War ⓘ

Disaster of Annual → conflict → Rif War ⓘ

Disaster of Annual → relatedEvent → Rif War ⓘ

Battle of Annual 1921 → conflictIn → Rif War ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Annual

Battle of Annual 1921 → partOf → Rif War ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Annual

Rifian forces → conflict → Rif War ⓘ

Rifian forces → partOf → Rif War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rifian resistance

Rifian forces → combatantIn → Rif War ⓘ

Abd el-Krim was leader of Rifian forces → conflict → Rif War ⓘ

subject surface form: Abd el-Krim

Abd el-Krim was leader of Rifian forces → leaderOf → Rif War ⓘ

subject surface form: Abd el-Krim

this entity surface form: Rifian resistance

Miguel Primo de Rivera was Spanish head of government during the war → notableEventDuringRule → Rif War ⓘ

subject surface form: Miguel Primo de Rivera

Miguel Primo de Rivera was Spanish head of government during the war → conflict → Rif War ⓘ

subject surface form: Miguel Primo de Rivera

Rif Republic → conflict → Rif War ⓘ

Second Rif War → alsoKnownAs → Rif War ⓘ

Tercio de Extranjeros → conflict → Rif War ⓘ

Rif → historicalEvent → Rif War ⓘ

Irifiyen → hasCollectiveMemoryOf → Rif War ⓘ

Spanish Army of Africa → activeDuring → Rif War ⓘ

Spanish Army of Africa → conflict → Rif War ⓘ

First Rif War → relatedTo → Rif War ⓘ

Bourbon Restoration in Spain → includesEvent → Rif War ⓘ

3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment → engagement → Rif War ⓘ

Restoration Spain → includesEvent → Rif War ⓘ

Ceuta Regulares Group → engagement → Rif War ⓘ

Spanish Protectorate in Morocco → event → Rif War ⓘ

Spanish Protectorate in Morocco → conflict → Rif War ⓘ

Aeronáutica Militar (Spain) → conflict → Rif War ⓘ