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Abderrahmane Youssoufi was born on 8 March, 1924 in Tangier, Morocco, is a Prime Minister of Morocco (1998–2002). Discover Abderrahmane Youssoufi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 96 years old?
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29 May, 2020 |
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Abderrahmane Youssoufi (عبد الرحمن اليوسفي; 8 March 1924 – 29 May 2020) was a Moroccan politician and human rights lawyer who served as the 12th Prime Minister of Morocco from 1998 to 2002, serving under King Hassan II and King Mohammed VI.
He was the Secretary General of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (French: Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires, USFP).
Born in Tangier, Youssoufi was a socialist from a young age, dedicating himself to organizing the working class of Casablanca as early as 1944.
In 1949 Youssoufi began also to fight for the rights of immigrant Moroccan workers in France.
He also studied law, practicing in Tangier from 1952 to 1960.
The Youssoufi family were of Berbers origin, and the future prime minister spoke only Tamazight and French until he began school, where he learned standard Arabic and Darija (Moroccan Arabic).
Youssoufi evolves within the Army of Liberation in the company of its formidable leader Fqih Basri.
Through Mehdi Ben Barka, Youssoufi joined a group of passionate young men who shared a vision: An independent Morocco.
Youssoufi became a member of the Al Istiqlal (Independence) Party and, at only 19 years old, threw himself into the fight for a free Morocco.
He was nicknamed Lenin by the Moroccan police for his excessive Nationalism.
He was arrested Twice, once imprisoned for his political dissidence, he was one of the most important figures in Morocco’s political scene.
his participation in the creation of the Arab Organization for Human Rights
In 1959, Youssoufi was one of the founders of the National Union of Popular Forces, a left-wing political party.
He was arrested for his involvement in 1959 and again in 1963, the latter arrest leading to a prison sentence of two years.
Following his release, Youssoufi went into self-imposed exile in Paris for a period of fifteen years.
Later he returned to Morocco.
Meanwhile, the National Union of Popular Forces became the Socialist Union of Popular Forces and Abderrahmane Youssoufi was appointed its permanent delegate outside the country, and later, in 1978, a member of its political bureau.
In 1980 Youssoufi returned to join the new party, becoming the party secretary in 1992 after the death of Abderrahim Bouabid.
In 1991, Youssoufi was one of the two winners of the North-South Prize.
On 4 February 1998, following the victory of Youssoufi's party in the 1997 Moroccan general election, King Hassan II named Youssoufi the Prime Minister of Morocco.
Youssoufi formed a left-center government which would provide greater freedoms for the people and media.
In 2002, the USFP was re-elected to a majority in the general election that year, although King Mohammed VI appointed a technocrat, Driss Jettou, to succeed Youssoufi as Prime Minister.
On 28 October 2003, Abderrahmane Youssoufi resigned from his post as First Secretary of the USFP.
In February 2005, Youssoufi announced his retirement from politics.
He began to live in Casablanca after his retirement.
On 15 October 2016, Youssoufi was hospitalized for pneumonia and King Mohammed VI visited him in the hospital.
Youssoufi died on 29 May 2020, at the age of 96 due to lung cancer.
His funeral took place Friday at the “Chouhada” (martyrs) cemetery in Casablanca in the presence of a small number of relatives due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.