Abderrahmane Senhaji

عبد الرحمن الصنهاجي (Known as "Senhaji")

Commander in the Moroccan Army of Liberation (Jaysh al-Tahrir)

Born c. 1920

Rif / Taza, Morocco

Passed Away 1986 Rabat, Morocco

Lifespan ~66 years old

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"The rifles of October broke the chains that held our sovereign King in exile."

Archival Overview

Key operational commander in the northern sector of the Moroccan Army of Liberation (Jaysh al-Tahrir al-Maghribi) who coordinated the armed uprising of October 1955 across the Rif and Middle Atlas.

Biographical Record

Abderrahmane Senhaji was a senior commander of the Moroccan Army of Liberation formed in 1955 to mount coordinated armed resistance against French military forces. Operating across the Taza triangle, Boured, and Aknoul, he led guerilla strikes that overwhelmed colonial outposts and accelerated the return of King Mohammed V from exile.

Following independence, he assisted in integrating resistance fighters into the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and civil administration, remaining an honored veteran of Morocco's liberation.

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Final Resting Place

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Al-Shuhada Cemetery
Rabat, Morocco

                         GPS: 34.0257, -6.8407                    

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