Ali Yata

علي يعتة (Known as "Ali Yata")

Leader of the Moroccan Communist Party / PPS, Journalist, Parliamentarian

Born Aug 25, 1920

Tangier, Morocco

Passed Away Aug 13, 1997 Casablanca, Morocco

Lifespan 76 years old

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"Patriotism and social progress are inseparable threads of our national destiny."

Archival Overview

Historic leader of the Moroccan left who headed the Moroccan Communist Party (later Party of Progress and Socialism - PPS) from 1945 to 1997, editor of Al-Bayan, and respected parliamentarian.

Biographical Record

Ali Yata was born in Tangier and graduated in Arabic literature from the University of Bordeaux. In 1945, he became the first Moroccan secretary-general of the Moroccan Communist Party (PCM), demanding immediate national independence and unity with Sultan Mohammed ben Youssef.

Repeatedly arrested, imprisoned, and exiled by French authorities, he adapted Marxist principles to Moroccan national reality, founding the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) in 1974. Elected deputy for Casablanca in 1977, he was an ardent defender of Moroccan territorial integrity and working-class legislation until his tragic death in an auto accident in 1997.

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Final Resting Place

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Al-Chouhada Cemetery
Casablanca, Morocco

                         GPS: 33.5858, -7.5858                    

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