Mohamed Amekrane

Mohamed Amekrane
محمد أمقران
Mohamed Oufkir, Minister of Defence (right), with Lt-Colonel Mohamed Amekrane (left), inspecting pilots at Kenitra Air Base.
Born1938 (1938)
Rif, Spanish Morocco
Died13 January 1973(1973-01-13) (aged 34–35)
Kenitra, Morocco
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
OccupationAirforce officer
Known for1972 coup attempt

Mohamed Amekrane (Arabic: محمد أمقران, romanized: Muḥammad Amuqrān; 1938 – 13 January 1973) was a Moroccan air force officer who was executed after the 1972 coup attempt against King Hassan II of Morocco, known as the "coup of the aviators".

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