Ahmed Dlimi
Ahmed Dlimi | |
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أحمد دليمي | |
Ahmed Dlimi in 1980 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 July 1931 |
| Died | 25 January 1983 (aged 51) Marrakesh, Morocco |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Morocco |
| Branch/service | Royal Moroccan Army |
| Years of service | 1956–1983 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Western Sahara War Shaba I |
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Ahmed Dlimi (Arabic: أحمد الدليمي, romanized: Aḥmad al-Dlīmī; 16 July 1931 – 25 January 1983) was a Moroccan general under the rule of Hassan II. After General Mohamed Oufkir's 1972 assassination, he became Hassan II's right-hand man. He led the Western Sahara War and played a major role in the Angolan Civil War. He was promoted to General during the Green March in 1975, and took charge of the Moroccan Armed Forces in the Southern Zone, where the military were fighting the Polisario Front.