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Abdellatif Filali was a Moroccan politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Morocco from 25 May 1994 to 4 February 1998. He was the 11th prime minister of Morocco and served under king Hassan II. Filali was known to have progressive views.
Mohammed Ben Aarafa, or Ben Arafa, was a paternal first cousin once removed of Sultan Mohammed V of Morocco; he was put in Mohammed V's place by the French after they exiled Mohammed V to Madagascar in August 1953. His reign as "Mohammed VI" was not recognized in the Spanish-protected part of Morocco. Protests against Ben Aarafa helped lead to Moroccan independence, which was agreed to between France and Mohammed V, after his abdication in October 1955.
Abderrahmane Youssoufi was a Moroccan politician and human rights lawyer who served as the Prime Minister of Morocco from 1998 to 2002. He was the 12th prime minister of Morocco and served under king Hassan II and under king Mohammed VI. He was the leader of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces.
Telouet Kasbah is a Kasbah along the former route of the caravans from the Sahara over the Atlas Mountains to Marrakech. The kasbah was the seat of the El Glaoui family's power, thus sometimes also called the Palace of Glaoui. Its construction started in 1860 and it was further expanded in later years. The palace can still be visited but it is steadily becoming more damaged and is slowly collapsing. In 2010, work was underway to restore the property.
Thami El Glaoui was the Pasha of Marrakesh from 1912 to 1956. His family name was el Mezouari, from a title given an ancestor by Ismail Ibn Sharif in 1700, while El Glaoui refers to his chieftainship of the Glaoua (Glawa) tribe of the Berbers of southern Morocco, based at the Kasbah of Telouet in the High Atlas and at Marrakesh. El Glaoui became head of the Glaoua upon the death of his elder brother, Si el-Madani, and as an ally of the French protectorate in Morocco, conspired with them in the overthrow of Sultan Mohammed V.
Ahmed Moulay Laraki was Moroccan politician and a figure of the national movement and was the Prime Ministers of Morocco between October 6, 1969, and August 6, 1971. He was the 6th prime minister of Morocco and served under king Hassan II. He also served as the foreign minister from 1967 to 1971.
Mohammed Karim Lamrani was a Moroccan politician who was the Prime Minister of Morocco for three separate terms. He served his first term for one year which started in 1971 and ended in 1972, then from November 1983 to September 1986, and finally from August 1992 to May 1994.
El Houari Mohammed Ben Brahim Assarraj was a poet from Morocco. He is especially well known as the poet of Marrakech of the first part of the 20th century. He wrote poems for both king Mohammed V and for his opponent El Glaoui.
Mohamed Hamid Hazzaz, also known as Hamid El-Hazzaz, was a Moroccan football goalkeeper.
Max Cohen-Olivar was a Moroccan racing driver. He is considered to be one of the greatest Moroccan racing drivers of all time. He competed extensively in the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans race, and at the time of his final appearance in 2001 he was only the ninth driver to start the race 20 or more times. The others were Henri Pescarolo, Bob Wollek, Yojiro Terada, Derek Bell, François Migault, Claude Ballot-Léna, Claude Haldi and Pierre Yver.
The Royal College is an education establishment located inside the royal palace in Rabat. Since its foundation in 1942 during the French Protectorate, it has specialized in the education of princes and princesses of the Alaouite dynasty. Its director is Abdeljalil Lahjomri.
Brahim Akhiat was a Moroccan author and poet, and a Berber activist.
Mohamed Moatassim, born 1956 in Settat, is a Moroccan scholar and politician who currently serves as advisor to King Mohammed VI.
Events from 2020 in Algeria.
Events in the year 2020 in Tunisia.
Sidi Garidi Cemetery is a cemetery in the commune of Kouba in Algeria. The name related to Sidi Garidi.
Brahim Boutaleb was a Moroccan historian, academic, and politician. He specialized in the history of Morocco and North Africa in general and was a professor at Mohammed V University.
Maʿlamāt al-Maghrib is an encyclopedia of Morocco produced by the Moroccan Association for Composition, Translation, and Publication and published in 1989 by Salé Press. Its completion was overseen by the historian Muhammad Hajji. It was edited by Mohamed Hajji and Ahmed Toufiq.