Hajj Ahmed Mekouar

أحمد مكوار (Known as "Ahmed Mekouar")

Nationalist Leader, Host of the Independence Manifesto Signing

Born 1892

Fez, Morocco

Passed Away 1988 Fez, Morocco

Lifespan 96 years old

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"Within these walls, sixty-six signatures bound an ancient nation to its sovereign destiny."

Archival Overview

Prominent Fez patrician and nationalist in whose historic palace (Dar Mekouar) the Moroccan Proclamation of Independence (Manifesto of 11 January 1944) was drafted, debated, and signed.

Biographical Record

Hajj Ahmed Mekouar was a revered industrialist, merchant, and nationalist of Fez. Dedicated to the clandestine liberation struggle, he placed his vast riad in the Batha neighborhood of Fez at the service of the national movement.

On January 11, 1944, sixty-six Moroccan leaders gathered in secret at Dar Mekouar to debate and sign the historic Proclamation of Independence (Wathiqat al-Istiqlal) presented to Sultan Sidi Mohammed ben Youssef and Allied representatives. Arrested repeatedly and subjected to house arrest, Mekouar survived to see his house designated a national historical shrine.

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Final Resting Place

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Bab al-Futuh Cemetery
Fez, Morocco

                         GPS: 34.0586, -4.9656                    

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