withdrawn, especially after the death of his wife and is not known to have ever spoken about what led him to collaborate in the deposition of his cousin. He was forbidden to return to Morocco, as a traitor. In the late 1960s he moved to Beirut, but after an incident in which some thieves stole his old royal seal, he returned to Nice, where he died on 17 July 1976. Honours Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor of France10 December 1953. See also List of Kings of Morocco History of Morocco References Bibliography . . Michel Abitbol, Histoire du Maroc, Paris, Perrin, 2009 pp. 34, 536–549. . Contemporary films News report shortly after Ben Arafa's accession, featuring Ben Arafa, Resident-general Guillaume, and Pasha Thami el-Glaoui (in French). News report featuring Ben Arafa, Resident-general Guillaume, and Pasha Thami el-Glaoui (in French). News report featuring Rafael García Valiño, High-commissioner of Spanish Morocco and Khalifa Moulay el-Hassan, the representative of the sultan in the northern section of the Spanish protectorate (in French). 1889 births 1976 deaths 'Alawi dynasty monarchs Moroccan people of Arab descent Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur People from Fez, Morocco Sultans of Morocco 20th-century Arabs