Party of Liberation and Socialism

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Party of Liberation and Socialism
حزب التحرر والاشتراكية
French nameParti de la libération et du socialisme
General SecretaryAli Yata
FoundedJanuary 26, 1968 (1968-01-26)
Banned1969 (1969)
Preceded byMoroccan Communist Party
Succeeded byParty of Progress and Socialism
HeadquartersRabat
NewspaperAl-Kifah
Al-Watani
IdeologyCommunism
Scientific socialism
Political positionLeft-wing

The Party of Liberation and Socialism (Arabic: حزب التحرر والاشتراكية; French: Parti de la libération et du socialisme, abbr. PLS) was a communist party in Morocco that existed from 1968 to 1974.[1][2] Ali Yata was the general secretary of the party.[3]

History[]

The foundation of PLS was announced by Ali Yata on January 26, 1968.[4] PLS was founded as a successor of the Moroccan Communist Party (PCM).[2][5][6] PLS advocated establishing socialism adapted to Moroccan national conditions, and called for the unify patriotic forces in a 'United Popular Front' with anti-imperialist and anti-bourgeois characteristics.[2]

The party was banned by the Moroccan government in 1969.[2][6][7] Ali Yata was jailed.[3]

PLS dissidents founded the Ila al-Amam group in 1970.[8]

In 1974 the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) was founded as a successor of PLS.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Berramdane, Abdelkhaleq. Le Maroc et l'Occident: 1800-1974. Paris: Karthala, 1987. p. 306
  2. ^ a b c d Great Soviet Encyclopedia: Партия освобождения и социализма
  3. ^ a b Cahiers du communisme, Volym 45, Ed. 2. Kraus Reprint, 1969. p. 125
  4. ^ Berramdane, Abdelkhaleq. Le Maroc et l'Occident: 1800-1974. Paris: Karthala, 1987. p. 110
  5. ^ a b Storm, Lise. Democratization in Morocco: The Political Elite and Struggles for Power in the Post-Independence State. London: Routledge, 2007. p. 41
  6. ^ a b La Gazette Du Maroc. Ali Yata : Un communiste musulman Archived 2006-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Storm, Lise. Democratization in Morocco: The Political Elite and Struggles for Power in the Post-Independence State. London: Routledge, 2007. p. 29
  8. ^ Storm, Lise. Democratization in Morocco: The Political Elite and Struggles for Power in the Post-Independence State. London: Routledge, 2007. p. 179
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