How to Pronounce Mehdi Ben Barka
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Jan 01, 0001 Rabat, Rabat Salé Kénitra, Morocco Died on 29 Oct 1965 (aged 1964)
Moroccan politician (UNFP)
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About Mehdi Ben Barka
- Mehdi Ben Barka (Arabic: ?????? ?? ?????; 1920 – disappeared 29 October 1965) was a Moroccan politician, head of the left-wing National Union of Popular Forces (UNPF) and secretary of the Tricontinental Conference.
- An opponent of French Imperialism and King Hassan II, he "disappeared" in Paris in 1965.
- Many theories attempting to explain what happened to him were put forward over the years; but it was not until 2018 that details of his disappearance were established by Israeli journalist and author Ronen Bergman in his book Rise And Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations.
- Based on research and interviews with Israeli intelligence operatives involved in planning the kidnapping of Barka, Bergman concluded that he was murdered by Moroccan agents and French police, who ended up disposing of his body.
