Al-Mahdi Ben Barca [1] ( 1920 , Rabat , Morocco - November 2, 1965 , Paris , France ) - left- wing politician of Morocco , pan-Africanist , Leader of the “Three Continents Movement” , member of the national liberation movement in the country. By profession a teacher-mathematician.
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| Date of Birth | 1920 |
| Place of Birth | Rabat , Morocco |
| Date of death | October 29, 1965 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |
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Biography
Born in Rabat ( Morocco ) in 1920. He received his doctorate in mathematics in 1950. He also studied with Boris Parfentiev, the son of the famous Russian mathematician Nikolai Parfentiev . He taught mathematics for the children of the royal family, including the future king Hassan II .
One of the founders (December 1943 - January 1944) of the Istiklal party , subsequently a member of its executive committee. After independence, Morocco (1956) - President of the National Consultative Assembly and editor of the weekly Al-Istiklal. In 1959-1965 - leader of the party National Union of People's Forces. He was in opposition to King Hassan II of Morocco. Since 1963 in exile. Leader of the Movement of the Three Continents . October 29, 1965 was abducted in Paris, then killed under incomplete circumstances. His body has not yet been found, and the circumstances of death remain foggy [2] [3] .
Abduction and Murder of Ben Barki
The investigation in this case in France is still ongoing, customers and participants have not been finally determined, however, during the investigation, participation in the operation of the US and Israeli special services was revealed.
According to one version, in 1965, King Hassan II of Morocco decided to kill Ben Barca, who at that time lived in Geneva . Interior Minister Mohammed Ufkir, who was charged with the murder, turned to Meir Amit, director of Israeli Mossad intelligence. During this period, Morocco was one of the few Arab states with which Israel managed to establish informal relations. Amit categorically refused to take part in the murder of Ben Barki. However, under the threat of a break in relations between Israel and Morocco, he agreed to help lure Ben Barca from Geneva to Paris. [four]
In Paris, Ben Barku was detained by French intelligence agents SDECE [5] and handed over to the Moroccan secret services. Ben Barca was shot dead in a villa in a suburb of Paris on November 2, 1965 . [4] [6] [7]
The abduction of Ben Barca caused the ire of French President Charles de Gaulle and significantly affected the Moroccan-French, and the involvement of Mossad in the abduction of Ben Barca - on Israeli-French relations .
Subsequently, some magazines published assumptions that Ben Barca was an agent of Mossad [8] or Czechoslovak intelligence [9] .
In the movie
Two feature films were shot about the abduction and murder of Ben Barki [10] .
- The Abduction of Ben Barka ( Fr. L'affaire Ben Barka ) [11] - television movie, 2007.
- “I saw Ben Barka being killed” ( Fr. J'ai Vu Tuer Ben Barka ) [12] [13] - France, 2008. Simon Abcarian played the role of Ben Barka.
The abduction of Ben Barky formed the basis of the 1972 political thriller directed by Yves Boisset “L'attentat” (in the Soviet box office “Abduction in Paris”). The alleged provocateur who lured Ben Barque (in the film, Sadiel) from Geneva, is played by Jean Louis Trentignan . The role of Sadiel was performed by Gian Maria Volonte . The abduction scene was filmed in the very Lipp restaurant, from where Ben Barca was kidnapped on October 29, 1965.
- Ben Barca. The Last Secret / Affaire Ben Barka, le dernier secret (documentary, 2015), dir. Octavio Espírito Santo / Octávio Espírito Santo
Notes
- ↑ Ben Barca // “Banquet Campaign” 1904 - Big Irgiz. - M .: Big Russian Encyclopedia, 2005. - P. 305. - ( Big Russian Encyclopedia : [in 35 vols.] / Ch. Ed. Yu. S. Osipov ; 2004—2017, vol. 3). - ISBN 5-85270-331-1 .
- ↑ Maroc: 50 ans après, l'impossible deuil de la famille Ben Barka
- ↑ 50 ans après, le mystère Ben Barka plane toujours sur Fontenay-le-Vicomte
- ↑ 1 2 Vladimir Frommer. A soldier in the Mossad . Jerusalem Journal (March 2003). Date of treatment October 30, 2008. Archived on August 20, 2011.
- ↑ Affaire Ben Barka Archived on November 26, 2011.
- ↑ Crybaby A.I. Meir Amit - intelligence man . Cascade. Date of treatment April 2, 2011. Archived on February 25, 2008.
- ↑ Ephraim Ganor. From heat to cold . My Israel Date of treatment October 30, 2008. Archived on August 20, 2011.
- ↑ Le Mossad et Israël - Le Journal Hebdomadaire Archived July 18, 2009.
- ↑ Ben Barka était un agent de l'Est
- ↑ Mehdi Ben Barka on the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ L'affaire Ben Barka on the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed on the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed (J'ai Vu Tuer Ben Barka)
Links
- Mehdi Ben Barka et la Tricontinentale
- Ben Barka. Autocritique: trois erreurs mortelles
- “Ben Barca al-Mahdi” in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- Affaire ben barka