Abderrahmane Youssoufi
Abderrahmane Youssoufi (Arabic عبد الرحمن اليوسفي, DMG ʿ Abdu r- Rahman al - Yusufi; born March 8, 1924) is a Moroccan politician and was Prime Minister of Morocco, 1998 to 2002.
Early life
Born in Tangier, Abderrahmane Youssoufi was at a young age a socialist. 1949 Youssoufi also began to advocate for the rights of Moroccan workers in France.
After studying law, he was in Tangier from 1952 to 1960 worked as a lawyer.
Political career
In 1959 Youssoufi joined the Union Nationale des Forces Populaires, a left-wing political party. He was arrested in 1959 and again in 1963, the latter arrest led to a prison term of two years. After his release Youssoufi went for 15 years in the self-imposed exile in Paris.
Meanwhile arose from the Union Nationale des Forces Populaires the Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires ( USFP ). 1980 returned Youssoufi back, to join the new party, whose secretary he was in 1992. 1993 refused Youssoufi, the regime pursued for years, every government involvement in protest against electoral fraud and went into exile in France, from which he returned in 1997.
Prime minister
With the announced gradual democratization in Morocco parliamentary elections were decided in November 1997. The left-wing opposition under Youssoufi won the parliamentary elections. In March 1998, King Hassan II appointed Youssoufi then Prime Minister of Morocco. Youssoufis policy which compromises with the ruling royal family made or was forced to do this, came within the socialist Social Democratic party USFP to much opposition. Among other Youssoufi was accused of non-social policy, and too little to do against the monopolization of businesses and continue to spread out existing corruption. 2001 came to a split in the ruling party, the USFP, the National Unionist Party Congress ( CNU ) was founded by former party members.
The Office Youssoufi held until October 2002. 1999 got Youssoufi the Lisbon North - South Prize of the Council of Europe. 2003 Youssoufi announced his retirement from politics.