Moroccan Communist Party

(MCP), established in November 1943 through the unification of several Communist groups that had existed in Morocco since 1920. The First Congress of the MCP, held in April 1946, appealed to the people of Morocco to unite in their struggle for independence, democratic liberties, and improved living conditions for workers. In its manifesto “For the Unity and Independence of Morocco,” issued in August 1946, the MCP stressed the need to establish a united national front. Communists were active in the armed struggle against the French colonialists between 1953 and 1956. After Morocco was proclaimed.a sovereign state in 1956, the MCP advocated the strengthening of national independence, the evacuation of foreign troops, the closing of foreign military bases, complete emancipation from the domination of foreign monopolies, nationalization of banks and mining companies, agrarian reforms, and a higher standard of living for the masses. The MCP was banned in 1952, 1959, and 1960, and its leaders were persecuted.

In July 1968, Moroccan Communists announced the founding of the Party of Liberation and Socialism.