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Touria Chaoui
Fez, Morocco
Archival Overview
Heroic Moroccan aviation pioneer who made global history in 1951 at age fifteen by becoming the first female pilot in the Arab and African worlds, tragically assassinated on the eve of independence.
Biographical Record
Touria Chaoui was born in Fez to progressive journalist and theatre pioneer Abdelwahed Chaoui. Overcoming intense French colonial resistance, she enrolled in the aviation school at Tit Mellil near Casablanca, obtaining her pilot's license on October 17, 1951, at just fifteen years old.
Hailed internationally as an icon of female emancipation, she was received with high honors by King Mohammed V. During the struggle for independence, she flew small planes dropping pro-independence leaflets across Moroccan cities. On March 1, 1956, just one day before official independence, she was assassinated in her car by colonial counter-terrorists at age nineteen.
Key Life Milestones
First Arab and African Female Pilot License
Made world aviation history at age fifteen, earning her pilot license and international acclaim.
First Arab and African Female Pilot License
Made world aviation history at age fifteen, earning her pilot license and international acclaim.
First Arab and African Female Pilot License
Made world aviation history at age fifteen, earning her pilot license and international acclaim.
Aerial Resistance Operations
Flew over royal palace and Moroccan cities dropping patriotic tracts demanding the return of King Mohammed V.
Aerial Resistance Operations
Flew over royal palace and Moroccan cities dropping patriotic tracts demanding the return of King Mohammed V.
Aerial Resistance Operations
Flew over royal palace and Moroccan cities dropping patriotic tracts demanding the return of King Mohammed V.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialCasablanca, Morocco