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Abd-el Krim

[ ahb-del kreem, krim ]

noun

  1. 1881?–1963, Moroccan chief: leader of the Riff revolts 1921, 1924.

Abd-el-Krim

/ ˌæbdʊlˈkrɪm /

noun

  1. Abd-el-Krim18821963MMoroccanPOLITICS: leader 1882–1963, Moroccan chief who led revolts against Spain and France, surrendered before their combined forces in 1926, but later formed the North African independence movement

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Gentlemen, have any of you ever studied the tactics of Abd-el-Krim or, more recently still, Tito?

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