Muhammad Zarqtuni
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| birth_date = {{Birth date text|1927}} |
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| birth_place = [[Casablanca]], [[Morocco]] |
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| death_date = {{death date text|18 June 1954}} |
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| death_place = [[Casablanca]], [[Morocco]] |
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| death_cause = Suicide ([[cyanide poisoning]]) |
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In response to the French government's colonial abuses generally, and its ousting of Sultan [[Mohammed V of Morocco|Muhammad V]] and forcing him into exile on August 20, 1953 ([[Eid al-Adha]]) specifically, Muhammad Zarqtuni attacked Casablanca's Central Market ({{Lang|fr|Marché Central}}) on December 24, 1953 (Christmas Eve).{{Cite web|last=Yabiladi.com|title=Histoire : Le Noël sanglant du marché central de Casablanca|url=https://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/59468/histoire-noel-sanglant-marche-central.html|access-date=2020-07-05|website=www.yabiladi.com|language=fr}} Targeting French interests, he planted a bomb in the market at 10:00 am, and the explosion caused the death of 19 people. |
In response to the French government's colonial abuses generally, and its ousting of Sultan [[Mohammed V of Morocco|Muhammad V]] and forcing him into exile on August 20, 1953 ([[Eid al-Adha]]) specifically, Muhammad Zarqtuni attacked Casablanca's Central Market ({{Lang|fr|Marché Central}}) on December 24, 1953 (Christmas Eve).{{Cite web|last=Yabiladi.com|title=Histoire : Le Noël sanglant du marché central de Casablanca|url=https://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/59468/histoire-noel-sanglant-marche-central.html|access-date=2020-07-05|website=www.yabiladi.com|language=fr}} Targeting French interests, he planted a bomb in the market at 10:00 am, and the explosion caused the death of 19 people. |
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He escaped the shots fired at him after the operation, but was captured by the forces of the French Protectorate shortly thereafter. On June 18, 1954, while imprisoned, he committed suicide by swallowing a cyanide tablet. Possessing critical and sensitive information, Zarqtuni did not want to risk giving up any secrets under torture that might betray his country. He is widely regarded as a national hero in Morocco, and as an icon of the resistance movement.Cette page repose sur l'article de Mohammed Maârouf Dafali, « La Valeur n'attend pas le nombre des années », ''Zamane'', {{Numero}}9, juillet 2011, p. 43 One of Casablanca's main thoroughfares, ''Boulevard Zerqtouni'' |
He escaped the shots fired at him after the operation, but was captured by the forces of the French Protectorate shortly thereafter. On June 18, 1954, while imprisoned, he committed suicide by swallowing a cyanide tablet. Possessing critical and sensitive information, Zarqtuni did not want to risk giving up any secrets under torture that might betray his country. He is widely regarded as a national hero in Morocco, and as an icon of the resistance movement.Cette page repose sur l'article de Mohammed Maârouf Dafali, « La Valeur n'attend pas le nombre des années », ''Zamane'', {{Numero}}9, juillet 2011, p. 43 One of Casablanca's main thoroughfares, ''Boulevard Zerqtouni'', is named after him. |
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== Family == |
== Family == |
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