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{{short description|Prime Minister of Morocco}}
{{Short description|Prime Minister of Morocco (1998–2002)}}
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| image =
| image = Abderrahmane Youssoufi.jpg
| name = Abderrahmane Youssoufi
| name = Abderrahmane Youssoufi
| order = 12th [[Prime Minister of Morocco]]
| order = [[Prime Minister of Morocco]]
| monarch = [[Hassan II of Morocco|Hassan II]]<br>[[Mohammed VI of Morocco|Mohammed VI]]
| monarch = [[Hassan II of Morocco|Hassan II]]<br>[[Mohammed VI of Morocco|Mohammed VI]]
| deputy =
| deputy =
| term_start = 4 February 1998
| term_start = 4 February 1998
| term_end = 9 October 2002
| term_end = 9 October 2002
| predecessor = [[Abdellatif Filali]]
| predecessor = [[Abdellatif Filali]]
| successor = [[Driss Jettou]]
| successor = [[Driss Jettou]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|3|8|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|3|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Tangier]], [[Spanish Morocco]]
| birth_place = [[Tangier]], [[Morocco]]
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|5|29|1924|3|8|df=yes}}
(now [[Morocco]])
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| death_place = [[Casablanca]], [[Morocco]]
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|5|29|1924|3|8|df=yes}}
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| death_cause =
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| death_place = [[Casablanca]], Morocco
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| party = [[Socialist Union of Popular Forces]]
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| death_cause =
| native_name_lang = ar
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| party = [[Socialist Union of Popular Forces]]
| native_name = {{nobold|عبد الرحمن اليوسفي}}
| caption = Youssoufi in 2002
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'''Abderrahmane Youssoufi''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Abderrahmane El Youssoufi from Morocco pronunciation (Voice of America).ogg|ɑː|b|d|ɛ|ˈ|r|æ|x|m|ɑː|n|_|ˈ|j|uː|s|uː|f|i}} {{respell|ahb|deh|RAKH|mahn|_|YOO|soo|fee}}; {{lang-ar|عبد الرحمن اليوسفي}}; 8 March 1924 – 29 May 2020) was a Moroccan politician who served as the [[Prime Minister of Morocco|Prime Minister]] of [[Morocco]] from 1998 to 2002. He was a human rights lawyer.<ref name=Howe2005/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Clements' Encyclopedia of World Governments|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XekjAQAAIAAJ&q=Abderrahmane+Youssoufi+1924&dq=Abderrahmane+Youssoufi+1924&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjgv-eCppvUAhVEXCwKHcVEAPEQ6AEIITAB|last=Clements|first=John|date=29 May 2003|website=|publisher=Political Research, Incorporated|via=Google Books|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=4 December 2007}}</ref>
'''Abderrahmane Youssoufi''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Abderrahmane El Youssoufi from Morocco pronunciation (Voice of America).ogg|ɑː|b|d|ɛ|ˈ|r|æ|x|m|ɑː|n|_|ˈ|j|uː|s|uː|f|i}} {{respell|ahb|deh|RAH|mahn|_|YOO|soo|fee}}; {{lang-ar|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,<ref name=Howe2005/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Clements' Encyclopedia of World Governments|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XekjAQAAIAAJ&q=Abderrahmane+Youssoufi+1924|last=Clements|first=John|date=29 May 2005|publisher=Political Research, Incorporated|via=Google Books|access-date=4 December 2007}}</ref> serving under King [[Hassan II of Morocco|Hassan II]] and King [[Mohammed VI of Morocco|Mohammed VI]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anciens Premiers ministres et Chefs du gouvernement |url=https://www.cg.gov.ma/fr/anciens-premiers-ministres-et-chefs-du-gouvernement |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=www.cg.gov.ma |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=رؤساء الحكومة السابقون |url=https://www.cg.gov.ma/ar/%D8%B1%D8%A4%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82%D9%88%D9%86 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=www.cg.gov.ma |language=ar}}</ref> He was the Secretary General of the [[Socialist Union of Popular Forces]] ([[French language|French]]: ''Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires'', USFP).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guerraoui |first=Saad |date=2020-05-29 |title=Morocco's ex-PM Abderrahmane Youssoufi dies {{!}} Saad Guerraoui |url=https://middle-east-online.com/en/morocco%E2%80%99s-ex-pm-abderrahmane-youssoufi-dies |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=MEO |language=en}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Born in [[Tangier]],<ref name="socialism">{{cite news |last1=Hatim |first1=Yahia |title=Casablanca Hospital Admits Morocco’s Former PM Abderrahmane Youssoufi |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2020/05/303735/casablanca-hospital-admits-moroccos-former-pm-abderrahmane-youssoufi/ |accessdate=29 May 2020 |work=Morocco World News |date=29 May 2020}}</ref> Youssoufi was a [[socialist]] from a young age,<ref name="socialism"/> dedicating himself to organizing the [[working class]] of [[Casablanca]] as early as 1944.<ref name="socialism"/> In 1949 Youssoufi began also to fight for the rights of emigrant Moroccan workers in [[France]].<ref name="socialism"/> He also studied law, practicing in Tangier from 1952 to 1960.<ref name="deathh">{{cite news |last1=Staff |title=Morocco’s Ex-PM Abderrahman El Youssoufi Dies at Age 96 |url=https://northafricapost.com/41287-moroccos-ex-pm-abderrahman-el-youssoufi-dies-at-age-96.html |accessdate=29 May 2020 |work=North Africa Post |date=29 May 2020}}</ref>
Born in [[Tangier]],<ref name="socialism">{{cite news |last1=Hatim |first1=Yahia |title=Casablanca Hospital Admits Morocco's Former PM Abderrahmane Youssoufi |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2020/05/303735/casablanca-hospital-admits-moroccos-former-pm-abderrahmane-youssoufi/ |access-date=29 May 2020 |work=Morocco World News |date=29 May 2020}}</ref> Youssoufi was a [[socialist]] from a young age,<ref name="socialism"/> dedicating himself to organizing the [[working class]] of [[Casablanca]] as early as 1944.<ref name="socialism"/> In 1949 Youssoufi began also to fight for the rights of immigrant Moroccan workers in [[France]].<ref name="socialism"/> He also studied law, practicing in Tangier from 1952 to 1960.<ref name="deathh">{{cite news |last1=Staff |title=Morocco's Ex-PM Abderrahman El Youssoufi Dies at Age 96 |url=https://northafricapost.com/41287-moroccos-ex-pm-abderrahman-el-youssoufi-dies-at-age-96.html |access-date=29 May 2020 |work=North Africa Post |date=29 May 2020}}</ref>

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).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Abderrahmane Youssoufi, ancien Premier ministre du Maroc, est décédé |url=https://www.20minutes.fr/monde/2789411-20200530-maroc-abderrahmane-youssoufi-ancien-premier-ministre-decede |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=www.20minutes.fr |language=fr}}</ref>

Youssoufi evolves within the [[Moroccan Army of Liberation|Army of Liberation]] in the company of its formidable leader [[Fqih Basri]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bendjelloun |first=Omar |date=2020-06-05 |title=Abderrahmane Youssoufi, une synthèse maghrébine |url=https://orientxxi.info/magazine/abderrahmane-youssoufi-une-synthese-maghrebine,3927 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=Orient XXI |language=fr}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=handaji |first=Madeliene |date=May 29, 2020 |title=Abderrahmane Youssoufi, the Iconic Man Who Put Morocco First |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2020/05/304178/abderrahmane-youssoufi-the-iconic-man-who-put-morocco-first |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=Morocco World News}}</ref> He was nicknamed [[Leninism|Lenin]] by the Moroccan police for his excessive [[Nationalism]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maroc : la véritable histoire d'Abderrahman Youssoufi |url=http://www.middleeasteye.net/fr/opinion-fr/maroc-abderrahman-youssoufi-nationaliste-socialiste-premier-ministre-histoire |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=Middle East Eye édition française |language=fr}}</ref> He was arrested Twice, once imprisoned for his political dissidence, he was one of the most important figures in Morocco’s political scene.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-16 |title=The Opposition's First Prime Minister: A witness to Morocco's longstanding challenges |url=https://mipa.institute/7932 |access-date=2022-05-21 |language=en-GB}}</ref> his participation in the creation of the Arab Organization for Human Rights


==Political career==
==Political career==
In 1959 Youssoufi joined the [[National Union of Popular Forces]], a left-wing political party.<ref name="socialism"/> He was arrested for his involvement in 1959 and again in 1963,<ref name="socialism"/> the latter arrest leading to a prison sentence of two years.<ref name="deathh"/> Following his release, Youssoufi went into self-imposed exile in [[Paris]] for a period of fifteen years.<ref name="deathh"/> Later he returned to Morocco.<ref name=hrw>{{cite web|title=Morocco's Acknowledgement of Past Abuses|url=https://www.hrw.org/en/node/11523/section/4|publisher=Human Rights Watch|accessdate=22 December 2012|date=28 November 2005}}</ref> 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.<ref name=Howe2005/>
In 1959, Youssoufi was one of the founders of the [[National Union of Popular Forces]], a left-wing political party.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last1=Park|first1=Thomas Kerlin|title=Historical Dictionary of Morocco|last2=Boum|first2=Aomar|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=2005|isbn=978-0-8108-5341-6|pages=360|language=en}}</ref> He was arrested for his involvement in 1959 and again in 1963,<ref name="socialism"/> the latter arrest leading to a prison sentence of two years.<ref name="deathh"/> Following his release, Youssoufi went into self-imposed exile in [[Paris]] for a period of fifteen years.<ref name="deathh"/> Later he returned to Morocco.<ref name=hrw>{{cite web|title=Morocco's Acknowledgement of Past Abuses|url=https://www.hrw.org/en/node/11523/section/4|publisher=Human Rights Watch|access-date=22 December 2012|date=28 November 2005}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Abderrahmane Youssoufi 1924 - 2020 |url=https://www.socialistinternational.org/news/in-memoriam/abderrahmane-youssoufi-1924-2020-1401/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=Socialist International |language=en}}</ref> In 1980 Youssoufi returned to join the new party,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Morocco's former PM Abderrahmane Youssoufi dies at 96 - Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn |url=http://www.news.cn/english/2020-05/29/c_139098885.htm |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=www.news.cn}}</ref> becoming the party secretary in 1992 after the death of [[Abderrahim Bouabid]].<ref name=Howe2005/>

In 1983, he co-founded the [[Arab Organization for Human Rights]] along with Egyptian sociologist [[Saad Eddin Ibrahim]] and French-Syrian sociologist [[Burhan Ghalioun]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Décès d'Abderrahmane Youssoufi, ancien Premier ministre marocain |url=https://www.voaafrique.com/a/maroc-décès-de-l-ancien-premier-ministre-youssoufi-/5440938.html |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=VOA |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-29 |title=Maroc: décès de l'ancien Premier ministre Youssoufi |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/maroc-deces-de-l-ancien-premier-ministre-youssoufi-20200529 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=LEFIGARO |language=fr}}</ref>


===Prime Minister===
===Prime Minister===
On 4 February 1998 [[King Hassan II]] named Youssoufi the Prime Minister of Morocco,<ref name=lemonde>{{cite news|last=Leveau|first=Rémy|title=A democratic transition in Morocco?|url=http://mondediplo.com/1998/12/06maroc|accessdate=22 December 2012|newspaper=Le Monde Diplomatique|date=6 December 1998}}</ref> a post he held until October 2002. He formed a left-center government.<ref name="Searight1999">{{cite book|author=Susan Searight|title=Maverick Guide to Morocco|url=https://archive.org/details/maverickguidetom0000sear|url-access=registration|accessdate=22 December 2012|date=1 November 1999|publisher=Pelican Publishing|isbn=978-1-56554-348-5|pages=[https://archive.org/details/maverickguidetom0000sear/page/62 62]–}}</ref> His government provided greater freedoms for the people and media.<ref name="Howe2005">{{cite book|author=Marvine Howe|title=Morocco:The Islamist Awakening and Other Challenges: The Islamist Awakening and Other Challenges|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=olBTEdJ0ncIC&pg=PA51|year=2005|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-516963-8|pages=51}}</ref> In 2003, Youssoufi announced his retirement from politics. He began to live in [[Casablanca]] after his retirement.<ref name=Howe2005/> On 15 October 2016, Youssoufi was hospitalized for pneumonia and King Mohammed VI visited him in the hospital.<ref>[https://www.jeuneafrique.com/365926/politique/maroc-visite-tres-speciale-de-mohammed-vi-a-ancien-premier-ministre-abderrahman-youssoufi/ "Hospitalisé, Abderrahmane Youssoufi visité par le roi Mohammed VI (photos)"], ''h24info.ma,'' 15 October 2016. {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
On 4 February 1998, following the victory of Youssoufi's party in the [[1997 Moroccan general election]], [[Hassan II of Morocco|King Hassan II]] named Youssoufi the Prime Minister of Morocco.<ref name=lemonde>{{cite news|last=Leveau|first=Rémy|title=A democratic transition in Morocco?|url=http://mondediplo.com/1998/12/06maroc|access-date=22 December 2012|newspaper=Le Monde Diplomatique|date=6 December 1998}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-30 |title=Former Moroccan PM Abderrahmane Youssoufi dies |url=http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/593630 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=Saudigazette |language=English}}</ref> Youssoufi formed a left-center government which would provide greater freedoms for the people and media.<ref name="Searight1999">{{cite book|author=Susan Searight|title=Maverick Guide to Morocco|url=https://archive.org/details/maverickguidetom0000sear|url-access=registration|access-date=22 December 2012|date=1 November 1999|publisher=Pelican Publishing|isbn=978-1-56554-348-5|pages=[https://archive.org/details/maverickguidetom0000sear/page/62 62]–}}</ref><ref name="Howe2005">{{cite book|author=Marvine Howe|title=Morocco:The Islamist Awakening and Other Challenges: The Islamist Awakening and Other Challenges|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=olBTEdJ0ncIC&pg=PA51|year=2005|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-516963-8|pages=51}}</ref> In 2002, the USFP was re-elected to a majority in the [[2002 Moroccan general election|general election]] that year, although [[Mohammed VI of Morocco|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maroc : Décès de l'ancien Premier ministre marocain Abderrahman Youssoufi |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/politique/maroc-décès-de-lancien-premier-ministre-marocain-abderrahman-youssoufi-/1857919 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref>


==Death==
==Later life==
In February 2005, Youssoufi announced his retirement from politics.<ref name=":0" /> He began to live in [[Casablanca]] after his retirement.<ref name=Howe2005/> On 15 October 2016, Youssoufi was hospitalized for pneumonia and King Mohammed VI visited him in the hospital.<ref>[https://www.jeuneafrique.com/365926/politique/maroc-visite-tres-speciale-de-mohammed-vi-a-ancien-premier-ministre-abderrahman-youssoufi/ "Hospitalisé, Abderrahmane Youssoufi visité par le roi Mohammed VI (photos)"], ''h24info.ma,'' 15 October 2016. {{in lang|fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=L'ancien premier ministre marocain Abderrahmane Youssoufi n'est plus |url=https://www.espacemanager.com/lancien-premier-ministre-marocain-abderrahmane-youssoufi-nest-plus.html |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=Espace Manager |language=fr}}</ref> He had no children.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-29 |title=Décès de Abderrahman El Youssoufi : La fin d'une époque |url=https://www.leconomiste.com/flash-infos/deces-de-abderrahman-el-youssoufi-la-fin-d-une-epoque |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=L'Economiste |language=fr}}</ref>
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Youssoufi died on 29 May 2020, at the age of 96 due to [[lung cancer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laquotidienne.ma/article/alaune/deces-de-l-ex-premier-ministre-marocain-abderrahman-el-youssoufi|title=Décès de l’ex-Premier ministre marocain Abderrahman El Youssoufi|website=Laquotidienne}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.h24info.ma/maroc/lancien-premier-ministre-abderrahmane-youssoufi-est-decede/|title=L’ancien premier ministre Abderrahmane Youssoufi est décédé}}</ref>

== Death ==
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Youssoufi died on 29 May 2020, at the age of 96 due to [[lung cancer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laquotidienne.ma/article/alaune/deces-de-l-ex-premier-ministre-marocain-abderrahman-el-youssoufi|title=Décès de l'ex-Premier ministre marocain Abderrahman El Youssoufi|website=Laquotidienne}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.h24info.ma/maroc/lancien-premier-ministre-abderrahmane-youssoufi-est-decede/|title=L'ancien premier ministre Abderrahmane Youssoufi est décédé}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moroccan statesman Abderrahman El-Youssoufi passes away {{!}} Mohamed Alaoui |url=https://thearabweekly.com/moroccan-statesman-abderrahman-el-youssoufi-passes-away |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=AW |language=en}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==

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In 1999 he was one of the two winners of the [[North-South Prize]].<ref>{{cite web
=== National honours ===
* Knight Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Throne]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=MATIN |first=LE |title=L'ancien Premier ministre, Abderrahmane El Youssoufi, n'est plus |url=https://lematin.ma/express/2020/lancien-premier-ministre-abderrahmane-el-youssoufi-n-plus/338148.html |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=Le Matin |language=fr}}</ref>

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In 1991, Youssoufi was one of the two winners of the [[North-South Prize]].<ref>{{cite web
|title=The North South Prize of Lisbon
|title=The North South Prize of Lisbon
|work=North-South Centre
|work=North-South Centre
|publisher=Council of Europe
|publisher=Council of Europe
|url=http://www.coe.int/t/e/north%2Dsouth_centre/programmes/7_north%2Dsouth_prize/winners_PNS.asp
|url=http://www.coe.int/t/e/north%2Dsouth_centre/programmes/7_north%2Dsouth_prize/winners_PNS.asp
|accessdate=21 January 2008
|access-date=21 January 2008
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215230739/http://www.coe.int/t/e/north-south_centre/programmes/7_north-south_prize/winners_PNS.asp
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215230739/http://www.coe.int/t/e/north-south_centre/programmes/7_north-south_prize/winners_PNS.asp
|archivedate=15 February 2008
|archive-date=15 February 2008
|url-status=dead
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}}</ref> In 2016, King [[Mohammed VI of Morocco]] honored Youssoufi by naming an avenue in [[Tangier]] after him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.journalducameroun.com/en/moroccos-ex-socialist-pm-youssoufi-dies/ |title=Morocco's ex socialist PM Youssoufi dies |publisher=[[Journal du Cameroun]] |date=2020-05-29 |access-date=2020-05-31 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200531230806/https://www.journalducameroun.com/en/moroccos-ex-socialist-pm-youssoufi-dies/ |archive-date=2020-05-31 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-29 |title=Maroc: décès de l'ancien Premier ministre Abderrahmane Youssoufi |url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20200529-maroc-d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s-lancien-premier-ministre-abderrahmane-youssoufi |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=RFI |language=fr}}</ref>
}}</ref>

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In 2016, King [[Mohammed VI of Morocco]] honored Youssoufi by naming an avenue in [[Tangier]] after him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.journalducameroun.com/en/moroccos-ex-socialist-pm-youssoufi-dies/ |title=Morocco’s ex socialist PM Youssoufi dies |publisher=[[Journal du Cameroun]] |date=2020-05-29 |accessdate=2020-05-31 |archiveurl=http://archive.is/QMRnE |archivedate=2020-05-31 |url-status=live}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
* ''This article is based in part on the [[:fr:Abderrahman El Yousoufi|corresponding article]] in the French Wikipedia, accessed 1 October 2005.''
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Abderrahmane Youssoufi
عبد الرحمن اليوسفي
Youssoufi in 2002
Prime Minister of Morocco
In office
4 February 1998 – 9 October 2002
MonarchsHassan II
Mohammed VI
Preceded byAbdellatif Filali
Succeeded byDriss Jettou
Personal details
Born(1924-03-08)8 March 1924
Tangier, Morocco
Died29 May 2020(2020-05-29) (aged 96)
Casablanca, Morocco
Political partySocialist Union of Popular Forces

Abderrahmane Youssoufi (/ɑːbdɛˈræxmɑːn ˈjuːsuːfi/ ⓘ ahb-deh-RAH-mahn YOO-soo-fee; Arabic: 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,[1][2] serving under King Hassan II and King Mohammed VI.[3][4] He was the Secretary General of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (French: Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires, USFP).[5]

Early life and education

Born in Tangier,[6] Youssoufi was a socialist from a young age,[6] dedicating himself to organizing the working class of Casablanca as early as 1944.[6] In 1949 Youssoufi began also to fight for the rights of immigrant Moroccan workers in France.[6] He also studied law, practicing in Tangier from 1952 to 1960.[7]

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).[8]

Youssoufi evolves within the Army of Liberation in the company of its formidable leader Fqih Basri.[9] 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.[10] He was nicknamed Lenin by the Moroccan police for his excessive Nationalism.[11] He was arrested Twice, once imprisoned for his political dissidence, he was one of the most important figures in Morocco’s political scene.[12] his participation in the creation of the Arab Organization for Human Rights

Political career

In 1959, Youssoufi was one of the founders of the National Union of Popular Forces, a left-wing political party.[13] He was arrested for his involvement in 1959 and again in 1963,[6] the latter arrest leading to a prison sentence of two years.[7] Following his release, Youssoufi went into self-imposed exile in Paris for a period of fifteen years.[7] Later he returned to Morocco.[14] 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.[15] In 1980 Youssoufi returned to join the new party,[16] becoming the party secretary in 1992 after the death of Abderrahim Bouabid.[1]

In 1983, he co-founded the Arab Organization for Human Rights along with Egyptian sociologist Saad Eddin Ibrahim and French-Syrian sociologist Burhan Ghalioun.[17][18]

Prime Minister

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.[19][20] Youssoufi formed a left-center government which would provide greater freedoms for the people and media.[21][1] 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.[22]

Later life

In February 2005, Youssoufi announced his retirement from politics.[13] 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.[23][24] He had no children.[25]

Death

Youssoufi died on 29 May 2020, at the age of 96 due to lung cancer.[26][27] 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.[28]

Awards

National honours

In 1991, Youssoufi was one of the two winners of the North-South Prize.[30] In 2016, King Mohammed VI of Morocco honored Youssoufi by naming an avenue in Tangier after him.[31][32]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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.
  2. ^ Clements, John (29 May 2005). "Clements' Encyclopedia of World Governments". Political Research, Incorporated. Retrieved 4 December 2007 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Anciens Premiers ministres et Chefs du gouvernement". www.cg.gov.ma (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  4. ^ "رؤساء الحكومة السابقون". www.cg.gov.ma (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  5. ^ Guerraoui, Saad (29 May 2020). "Morocco's ex-PM Abderrahmane Youssoufi dies | Saad Guerraoui". MEO. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e Hatim, Yahia (29 May 2020). "Casablanca Hospital Admits Morocco's Former PM Abderrahmane Youssoufi". Morocco World News. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b c Staff (29 May 2020). "Morocco's Ex-PM Abderrahman El Youssoufi Dies at Age 96". North Africa Post. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Abderrahmane Youssoufi, ancien Premier ministre du Maroc, est décédé". www.20minutes.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  9. ^ Bendjelloun, Omar (5 June 2020). "Abderrahmane Youssoufi, une synthèse maghrébine". Orient XXI (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  10. ^ handaji, Madeliene (29 May 2020). "Abderrahmane Youssoufi, the Iconic Man Who Put Morocco First". Morocco World News.
  11. ^ "Maroc : la véritable histoire d'Abderrahman Youssoufi". Middle East Eye édition française (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  12. ^ "The Opposition's First Prime Minister: A witness to Morocco's longstanding challenges". 16 June 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  13. ^ a b Park, Thomas Kerlin; Boum, Aomar (2005). Historical Dictionary of Morocco. Scarecrow Press. p. 360. ISBN 978-0-8108-5341-6.
  14. ^ "Morocco's Acknowledgement of Past Abuses". Human Rights Watch. 28 November 2005. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  15. ^ "Abderrahmane Youssoufi 1924 - 2020". Socialist International. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Morocco's former PM Abderrahmane Youssoufi dies at 96 - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.news.cn. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Décès d'Abderrahmane Youssoufi, ancien Premier ministre marocain". VOA (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Maroc: décès de l'ancien Premier ministre Youssoufi". LEFIGARO (in French). 29 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  19. ^ Leveau, Rémy (6 December 1998). "A democratic transition in Morocco?". Le Monde Diplomatique. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  20. ^ "Former Moroccan PM Abderrahmane Youssoufi dies". Saudigazette. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  21. ^ Susan Searight (1 November 1999). Maverick Guide to Morocco. Pelican Publishing. pp. 62–. ISBN 978-1-56554-348-5. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  22. ^ "Maroc : Décès de l'ancien Premier ministre marocain Abderrahman Youssoufi". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  23. ^ "Hospitalisé, Abderrahmane Youssoufi visité par le roi Mohammed VI (photos)", h24info.ma, 15 October 2016. (in French)
  24. ^ "L'ancien premier ministre marocain Abderrahmane Youssoufi n'est plus". Espace Manager (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  25. ^ "Décès de Abderrahman El Youssoufi : La fin d'une époque". L'Economiste (in French). 29 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  26. ^ "Décès de l'ex-Premier ministre marocain Abderrahman El Youssoufi". Laquotidienne.
  27. ^ "L'ancien premier ministre Abderrahmane Youssoufi est décédé".
  28. ^ "Moroccan statesman Abderrahman El-Youssoufi passes away | Mohamed Alaoui". AW. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  29. ^ MATIN, LE. "L'ancien Premier ministre, Abderrahmane El Youssoufi, n'est plus". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  30. ^ "The North South Prize of Lisbon". North-South Centre. Council of Europe. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  31. ^ "Morocco's ex socialist PM Youssoufi dies". Journal du Cameroun. 29 May 2020. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  32. ^ "Maroc: décès de l'ancien Premier ministre Abderrahmane Youssoufi". RFI (in French). 29 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
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1998-2002 		Succeeded by
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