The Participation of the Independence Party of Morocco in the Gouvernemental Coalition 1977-1983

Abstract

Abstract The Independence Party is pioneer in the national political movement in Morocco. It was founded on January 11, 1944. It is led by Allal El Fassi, Ahmed Blafrig, Ahmed Mekouar, Abdel Karim Ghellab, and others. On the same day, the party submitted a document known as the "Independence Document" to the Sultan of Morocco, Mohammed V, who in turn presented it to the occupying French protection authorities. The most important provisions of the document included ending the protection of Morocco. By this, he would have expressed the people's aspirations for liberation and independence from bilateral colonialism (French-Spanish), and the party had a prominent role in resisting foreign occupation diplomatically and militarily until Morocco gained independence on March 3, 1956, and the party had an important role in political developments after independence and is still To this day it plays a big role in Moroccan political life. Regarding the period (1977-1983), the Independence Party had activity and positions on political developments in Morocco, the most important of which was the Independence Party's participation in the government coalition to implement its reform program. It also had a position on the constitutional amendments of 1980, and the economic crisis that led to the rise of its 1981 uprising. In the first bread uprising, he also had a role from the African Summit (Nairobi) in Kenya 1981.