Republic of the Rif
Republic of the Rif | |||||||||
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| 1921–1926 | |||||||||
| Anthem: National Anthem of the Republic of the Rif | |||||||||
Territory of Spanish Morocco under control of the Rif Republic. | |||||||||
| Capital | Ajdir | ||||||||
| Official languages | Arabic | ||||||||
| Common languages | Jebli Arabic, Tarifit | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Confederal presidential Islamic republic under a Tribal military dictatorship | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1921–1926 | Abd el-Krim | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1921–1926 | Hajj Hatmi | ||||||||
| Historical era | Interwar period | ||||||||
• Established | 18 September 1921 | ||||||||
• Rif War | 8 June 1921 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 27 May 1926 | ||||||||
| Currency | Rif Republic Riffan | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Morocco | ||||||||
| History of Morocco |
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The Republic of the Rif (Arabic: جمهورية الريف Jumhūriyyatu r-Rīf) was a confederate republic in the Rif, Morocco, that existed between 1921 and 1926. It was created in September 1921, when a coalition of Riffians and Jebala led by Abd el-Krim revolted in the Rif War against the Spanish protectorate in Morocco. The French would intervene on the side of Spain in the later stages of the conflict. A protracted struggle for independence killed many Rifians and Spanish–French soldiers, and witnessed the use of chemical weapons by the Spanish army—their first widespread deployment since the end of the World War I. The eventual Spanish–French victory was owed to the technological and manpower advantages despite their lack of morale and coherence. Following the war's end, the Republic was ultimately dissolved in 1926.