Mohamed Amekrane [SEP] place of birth
Mohamed Amekrane
Mohamed Amekrane (; 1938 – 13 January 1973) was a Moroccan air force officer who was executed after the 1972 Moroccan coup attempt against King Hassan II of Morocco, known as the "coup of the aviators".
Background.
Mohamed Amekrane was born in the Rif in 1938.
In 1963 he married Malika Amekrane (born 12 August 1939), a German national.
They had two children. Raschid was born on 3 February 1964 and Yasmina was born on 26 February 1965. 
Lieutenant
Colonel Amekrane became the commander of the Moroccan air force base at Kenitra.
His command included Northrop F-5 fighter jets supplied by the U.S.
Coup attempt.
In 1972 the Minister of National Defense, Mohamed Oufkir, launched an scheme to assassinate King Hassan II of Morocco.
He was assisted by Amekrane and another senior officer. 
Amekrane's motives appear to have been patriotic, 
directed against the elite whom he considered to have looted his country following independence.
On 16 August 1972 King Hassan II was returning