Rif War

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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.

Aliases (1)

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 commanded French forces in the Rif →
notableEvent	Battle of Annual → Disaster of Annual → landing at Alhucemas →
opponent	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 protectorate in Morocco → 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 (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alphonse Juin → Emilio Mola → Francisco Franco → Legión Española → Regulares → Regulares (Moroccan troops) → Spanish Foreign Legion →	conflict
Emilio Mola → José Sanjurjo →	participantIn
Riffians →	historicalEvent
Melilla ("Rif") →	historicalRegion
Spanish Army →	significantEvent