Mohammed V o Morocco

Sultan Mohammed V o Morocco visitin Lawrence Livermore Lab, Unitit States, in 1957
Mohammed V's tomb inside his mausoleum at Rabat, wi Hassan II's tomb in the backgrund

Mohammed V (10 August 1909 – 26 Februar 1961) (Arabic:محمد الخامس) wis Sultan o Morocco frae 1927-53, exiled frae 1953–55, whaur he wis again recognised as Sultan upon his return, an Keeng frae 1957 tae 1961. His full name wis Sidi Mohammed ben Yusef, or Son o (Sultan) Yusef, upon whose daith he succeedit tae the throne. He wis a member o the Alaouite Dynasty.

On 20 August 1953, the French who wur occupyin Morocco at the time forced Mohammed V an his faimily intae exile on Corsica. A relative o his, Mohammed Ben Aarafa, wis placed on the throne. Mohammed V an his faimily wur then transferred tae Madagascar in Januar 1954. Mohammed V returned frae exile on 16 November 1955, an wis again recognised as Sultan efter active opposition tae the French protectorate. In Februar 1956 he successfully negotiatit wi Fraunce for the unthirldom o Morocco, an in 1957 teuk the title o King.

Daith

He dee'd on 26 Februar 1961 follaein unspecified surgery.[1]

Legacy

The Mohammed V Internaitional Airport o Casablanca is named efter him, as well as numerous varsities an various public spaces athort Morocco. Thare is an Avenue Mohammed V in nearly ivery Moroccan ceety.

Amang his wives wis Lalla Abla bint Tahar (Arabic:لالا عبلة بنت طهار) (born 5 September 1889 - dee'd 1 Mairch 1992), who wis twintie years his senior. She gae birth tae Hassan II, the future King Hassan II (1929–1999), as well as the diplomat Lalla Aicha (born 1930). She wis the dochter o Moulay (descendant o the Prophet Muhammed) al-Tahar ben Hasan. She mairit Mohammed V in 1929 an dee'd in Rabat on 1 Mairch 1992, aged 102.

In December 2007, The Forward reportit on a secret diplomatic initiative bi the Moroccan govrenment tae hae Mohammed V admittit tae the Richtous Amang the Naitions.[2]

Honours

  • Order o Bluid o Tunisie
  • Grand Cross o the Legion d'Honneur o Fraunce-1927
  • Companion o the Order o the Leeberation o Fraunce-1945
  • Chief Commander o the Legion o Merit o the Unitit States o Americae-1945
  • Grand Collar o the Order o the Yoke an Arrows o Francoist Spain-1956
  • Grand Collar o the Order o Idris I o the Kinrick o Libie-1956
  • Collar o the Order o the Hashemites o the Kinrick o Iraq-1956
  • Grand Cordon o the Order o Oumayyad o Sirie-1960
  • Grand Cordon o the Order o Meerit o Lebanon, special class-1960
  • Collar o the Order o the Nile o the Republic o Egyp-1960
  • Collar o the Order o Hussein ibn Ali o Jordan-1960
  • Grand Cordon o the King Abdul Aziz Decoration o Saudi Arabie-1960

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References

  1. ↑ "Mohammed V of Morocco Dies at 51 After Surgery". New York Times. 26 Februar 1961. Retrieved 13 Juin 2008. King Mohammed V died today after a minor operation. He was 51 years old and had occupied the throne since 1927 Cite has empty unkent parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ↑ An Arab King Righteous Among the Nations?. The Forward, 12 December 2007
  3. ↑ Royal Ark

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