Ali Yata
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Ali Yata was a Moroccan
communist leader. He was born in Tangier
in 1920. Yata took part in the foundation of the Moroccan Communist Party
(PCM) in 1943. After a few years he became the general secretary of the party, replacing the founding general secretary Léon Soltane who died in 1945.http://www.lagazettedumaroc.com/articles.php?r=2&sr=985&n=471&id_artl=9970
In 1960 PCM was banned. Yata then founded the Liberation and Socialism Party, which was banned in 1969. In 1974 he founded the Party of Progress and Socialism
(PPS). He became increasingly moderate, and supported the claims of the Moroccan government on Western Sahara
. After the fall of the Socialist Bloc, his party distanced itself from communism.
Ali Yata died in 1997. He was replaced by Ismaïl Alaoui as the leader of PPS.http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/morocco.htm
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
communist leader. He was born in Tangier
Tangier
Tangier, also Tangiers is a city in northern Morocco with a population of about 700,000 . It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel...
in 1920. Yata took part in the foundation of the Moroccan Communist Party
Moroccan Communist Party
The Moroccan Communist Party was a political party in Morocco. The party was established in November 1943 on the basis of the individual communist groups that had been existing in Morocco since 1920. The founding general secretary of the party was Léon Soltane...
(PCM) in 1943. After a few years he became the general secretary of the party, replacing the founding general secretary Léon Soltane who died in 1945.http://www.lagazettedumaroc.com/articles.php?r=2&sr=985&n=471&id_artl=9970
In 1960 PCM was banned. Yata then founded the Liberation and Socialism Party, which was banned in 1969. In 1974 he founded the Party of Progress and Socialism
Party of Progress and Socialism
The Party of Progress and Socialism is a political party in Morocco. The party was founded by Ali Yata in 1974.In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 11 out of 325 seats...
(PPS). He became increasingly moderate, and supported the claims of the Moroccan government on Western Sahara
Western Sahara
Western Sahara is a disputed territory in North Africa, bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Its surface area amounts to . It is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly...
. After the fall of the Socialist Bloc, his party distanced itself from communism.
Ali Yata died in 1997. He was replaced by Ismaïl Alaoui as the leader of PPS.http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/morocco.htm