The 1953 Oujda revolt (, ) was an anti-colonial revolt against the French protectorate, in the context of the

Revolution of the King and the People The Revolution of the King and the People () was a Moroccan anti-colonial national liberation movement to end the French Protectorate and break free from the French colonial empire. The name refers to coordination between the Moroccan monarch S ...

, that took place in

Oujda Oujda ( ar, وجدة; ber, ⵡⵓⵊⴷⴰ, Wujda) is a major Moroccan city in its northeast near the border with Algeria. Oujda is the capital city of the Oriental region of northeastern Morocco and has a population of about 558,000 people. It ...

August 16, 1953. It was followed by a second insurrection in

Tafoughalt Tafoughalt or Taforalt (Berber: ⵜⴰⴼⵓⵖⴰⵍⵜ) is a town in Berkane Province, Oriental, Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks ...

the next day. It came ten days after an "electoral tour" procession by

Thami El Glaoui Thami El Glaoui ( ar, التهامي الكلاوي; 1879–23 January 1956) was the Pasha of Marrakesh from 1912 to 1956. His family name was el Mezouari, from a title given an ancestor by Ismail Ibn Sharif in 1700, while El Glaoui refers to his ...

, who was campaigning to overthrow Sultan Muhammad V.

Aftermath

The dead included European members of the "", Moroccans known to support

, and protesters. 96 Moroccans were prosecuted for their involvement.

References

Massacres in Morocco Massacres in 1953 Oujda {{Morocco-hist-stub