1958 Rif riots, also known as the Rif Revolt, took place in the Rif region of Morocco, led by Sellam Amezian as part of the Berber struggle for autonomy and civil rights in the region. The riots lasted for several months. Moroccan King Hassan II ordered thousands of troops to the Rif region to quell a civil disobedience movement that had called for social and political rights.[1] As a result, many left the Rif for Europe, returning to their ancestral towns only to build homes that they lived in during vacations or after retirement.