Sidi Massinissa of the Rif
Massinissa's family has been part of African aristocracy since the 19th century. His paternal great-great-grandfather, the Amghar Mohammed Ameziane, Prince of the Rif, was the last tribal monarch of the Rif and the first Rifian anti-colonial leader who led the Rifians to war against the Spanish colonization of the Rif, ultimately leading to his death in battle. during the Kert campaign by the Spanish colonial army.