Brahim Boutaleb

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Brahim Boutaleb
Member of the House of Representatives of Morocco
In office
1977–1983
Personal details
Born(1937-12-31)31 December 1937
Fez, Morocco
Died1 March 2022(2022-03-01) (aged 84)
Political partyUNPF
EducationFaculté des lettres de Paris
OccupationProfessor

Brahim Boutaleb (Arabic: إبراهيم بوطالب; 31 December 1937 – 1 March 2022) was a Moroccan historian, academic, and politician.[1] He specialized in the history of Morocco and North Africa in general and was a professor at Mohammed V University.

Biography[edit]

Boutaleb was born in Fez on 31 December 1937.[2] He studied history at the Faculté des lettres de Paris and took part in leftist demonstrations across Europe. When he returned to Morocco in 1960, he joined the National Union of Popular Forces (UNFP). In 1970, he became a history professor at Mohammed V University, becoming dean of the Faculty of Arts of Rabat.[3] In 1972, he was removed from his position due to his challenge of power.[4]

In 1977, he was elected to the House of Representatives, representing Fez as an independent.[5] He held his seat until 1983, retiring from politics after a wave of arrests targeting left-wing activists and politicians.

Boutaleb became editor-in-chief of the journal Hesperis-Tamuda.[6] Upon the accession of King Mohammed VI, he was appointed to the Equity and Reconciliation Commission to help settle human rights violations during the Years of Lead.[7] He was also appointed by decree as a member of the Consultative Committee on Regionalization [fr] on 3 January 2010.[8]

Boutaled died on 1 March 2022, at the age of 84.[9]

Publications[edit]

  • L'Histoire du Maroc (1967)[10]
  • La Marche verte (1976)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ibrahimi, Khalil (2 March 2022). "Revue du web. La toile rend hommage à Ibrahim Boutaleb, éminent historien décédé hier mardi". Le360 (in French). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Brahim Boutaleb". Commission consultative de la régionalisation (in French).
  3. ^ Gravier, Louis (4 June 1977). "La campagne pour les élections législatives a suscité un intérêt sans précédent". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. ^ Gravier, Louis (16 December 1972). "Le mouvement de contestation s'amplifie à l'Université". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  5. ^ Gravier, Louis (6 June 1977). "Les candidats indépendants sont les grands vainqueurs des élections législatives". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Brahim Boutaleb". Centre Mohamed Hassan Ouazzani (in French). 19 April 2016.
  7. ^ "La commission «Equité et réconciliation» s'installe". L'Économiste (in French). 17 December 2003. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  8. ^ Slimani, Leïla (20 January 2010). "La réforme venue du Sud". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Décès de l'historien marocain Brahim Boutaleb". Médias 24 (in French). 3 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  10. ^ Le Tourneau, Roger (29 March 1968). "Une histoire collective du Maroc". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
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