Liberated by Moroccan Goumiers, 10 years later, Corsica serves as King Mohammed V’s exile  

Today, France celebrates the anniversary of Corsica’s liberation from the German occupation. In 2013, President Francois Hollande and Prince Moulay Rachid paid homage to the Moroccan soldiers who fought against the German. Corsica, however, marked the history of Morocco in a different way, serving for a few months as an exile of Sultan Mohammed V.

Ali Nadi, the last living Moroccan goumier who liberated Corsica joins his brothers in arms

Ali Nadi, the last Moroccan goumier passed away a few days ago in his small village in the Atlas Mountains. Father of four children, Ali was one of the Moroccan soldiers who fought to liberate Corsica in 1943. He was decorated with the Legion of Honor and later elevated to the rank of Officer of the Legion of Honor by Francois Hollande, the former French President in 2013.