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Sidi Lmekki Amhaouchسيدي المكي أمهاوشPortrait not documentedNo authenticated image of this person is known from the sources consulted.

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Sidi Lmekki Amhaouch

سيدي المكي أمهاوش

Marabout, central figure of the siege of Tazizaout (August-September 1932).

Born
unknown
Died
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Other
Affiliation
Imhiwach marabout lineage; descendant of Boubker Amhaouch (Peyron).
Spellings
El Mekki Amhaouch · Sidi El Mekki

Biography

According to Peyron (2013), the “Amhaouchi” prophecies announced the ultimate victorious battle against the invaders at the foot of the Tazizaout; about a thousand fighters entrenched there from 22 August 1932. After the official capitulation (13 September), Sidi Lmekki came to terms with the authorities, which Peyron invites us to read as a way of “saving what could be saved”.

Assisted translation, not validated

Sources — 2 sources cited · 2 independent documentary line(s)

  1. Peyron, 2013Full text consulted · Academic research
  2. Wikipédia (français) — « Bataille de Tazizaoute »Full text consulted · Encyclopedic synthesis

Related events

  1. 22 August 1932 – 13 September 1932Contested information

    Siege of Tazizaout

    About a thousand fighters (Ait Sokhman, Ait Yahya, Ait Hdiddou, refugees from the Middle Atlas) hold the Tazizaout for nearly a month; hunger and thirst overcome them. Dates vary by source.

    Peyron (2013) dates the start to 22 August 1932 and the official capitulation to 13 September, some defenders holding out a week longer; Yabiladi gives “20 August to 10 September 1932”. Survivors join the Ait Hdiddou, then the Baddou. The French Wikipedia article associates Mouha ou Hammou Zayani, who died in 1921, with this siege: an anachronism.

    Reported figures

    Entrenched fighters≈ 1 000Peyron, 2013Confirmed by a verified source

    Figures are attributed to their source, never merged or averaged.

    Sources — 3 sources cited · 2 independent documentary line(s)

    1. Peyron, 2013Full text consulted · Academic research
    2. Benargane, 2025Full text consulted · Moroccan press
    3. Wikipédia (français) — « Bataille de Tazizaoute »Full text consulted · Encyclopedic synthesis