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Mohammed Ben Aarafa or Ben Arafa (1889 – 17 July 1976) was a distant relative of Sultan Mohammed V of Morocco (Arabic: محمد بن عرفة بن محمد); he was put in Mohammed V’s place by the French after they exiled Mohammed V to Madagascar.Installed in August 1953 he abdicated in October 1955 while Mohammed V was still in exile.Protests against Ben Aarafa helped lead to Moroccan independence which was agreed to between France and Mohammed V in 1955. He died in 1976 in France.