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Abderrahmane Youssoufi
Abderrahmane Youssoufi | |
|---|---|
| 12th Prime Minister of Morocco | |
| In office 4 February 1998 – 9 October 2002 | |
| Monarch | Hassan II Mohammed VI |
| Preceded by | Abdellatif Filali |
| Succeeded by | Driss Jettou |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 March 1924 Tangier, Spanish Morocco (now Morocco) |
| Died | 29 May 2020 (aged 96) Casablanca, Morocco |
| Cause of death | Cardiovascular disease |
| Political party | Socialist Union of Popular Forces |
Abderrahmane Youssoufi (/ɑːbdɛˈræxmɑːn ˈjuːsuːfi/ (
listen) ahb-deh-RAKH-mahn YOO-soo-fee; Arabic: عبد الرحمن اليوسفي; 8 March 1924 – 29 May 2020) was a Moroccan politician who served as the Prime Minister of Morocco from 1998 to 2002. He was a human rights lawyer.[1][2]
Early life and education[edit source | edit]
Born in Tangier,[3] Youssoufi was a socialist from a young age,[3] dedicating himself to organizing the working class of Casablanca as early as 1944.[3] In 1949 Youssoufi began also to fight for the rights of emigrant Moroccan workers in France.[3] He also studied law, practicing in Tangier from 1952 to 1960.[4]
Political career[edit source | edit]
In 1959 Youssoufi joined the National Union of Popular Forces, a left-wing political party.[3] He was arrested for his involvement in 1959 and again in 1963,[3] the latter arrest leading to a prison sentence of two years.[4] Following his release, Youssoufi went into self-imposed exile in Paris for a period of fifteen years.[4] Later he returned to Morocco.[5] Meanwhile, the National Union of Popular Forces became the Socialist Union of Popular Forces. In 1980 Youssoufi returned to join the new party, becoming the party secretary in 1992 after the death of Bouabid.[1]
Prime Minister[edit source | edit]
On 4 February 1998 King Hassan II named Youssoufi the Prime Minister of Morocco,[6] a post he held until October 2002. He formed a left-center government.[7] His government provided greater freedoms for the people and media.[1] In 2003, Youssoufi announced his retirement from politics. He began to live in Casablanca after his retirement.[1] On 15 October 2016, Youssoufi was hospitalized for pneumonia and King Mohammed VI visited him in the hospital.[8]
Death[edit source | edit]
Youssofi died on 29 May 2020, at the age of 96 due to lung cancer.[9][10]
Awards[edit source | edit]
In 1999 he was one of the two winners of the North-South Prize.[11]
References[edit source | edit]
- This article is based in part on the corresponding article in the French Wikiafripedia, accessed 1 October 2005.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Marvine Howe (2005). Morocco:The Islamist Awakening and Other Challenges: The Islamist Awakening and Other Challenges. Oxford University Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-19-516963-8.
- ↑ Clements, John (29 May 2003). "Clements' Encyclopedia of World Governments". Political Research, Incorporated. Retrieved 4 December 2007 – via Google Books.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Staff (29 May 2020). "Morocco's Ex-PM Abderrahman El Youssoufi Dies at Age 96". North Africa Post. Retrieved 29 May 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Morocco's Acknowledgement of Past Abuses". Human Rights Watch. 28 November 2005. Retrieved 22 December 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ Leveau, Rémy (6 December 1998). "A democratic transition in Morocco?". Le Monde Diplomatique. Retrieved 22 December 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ Susan Searight (1 November 1999). Maverick Guide to Morocco. Pelican Publishing. pp. 62–. ISBN 978-1-56554-348-5. Retrieved 22 December 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Hospitalisé, Abderrahmane Youssoufi visité par le roi Mohammed VI (photos)", h24info.ma, 15 October 2016. (in French)
- ↑ "Décès de l'ex-Premier ministre marocain Abderrahman El Youssoufi". Laquotidienne.
- ↑ "L'ancien premier ministre Abderrahmane Youssoufi est décédé".
- ↑ "The North South Prize of Lisbon". North-South Centre. Council of Europe. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2008. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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