Sahrawi Republic

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic National motto: Liberty, Democracy, Unity Official language Arabic (Spanish is widely used as a second language) Capital and largest city (العيون) - Arabic translitteration -- El Aaiún - Spanish translitteration -- Laâyoune - French translitteration; Bir Lehlou, temporary capital President Mohamed Abdelaziz Prime Minister Abdelkader Taleb Oumar Area - Total - % water Ranked 83rd 266,000... Image File history File links Coat_of_arms_of_Western_Sahara. ... The politics of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic take place in a framework of an area occupied and claimed by Morocco, and a republic in exile, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, that doesnt recognize the claims by Morocco. ...

Constitution President Mohamed Abdelaziz Prime Minister Abdelkader Taleb Oumar National Council Political parties Polisario Front Elections Foreign relations Free Zone

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Abdelkader Taleb Oumar (Arabic: عبد القادر طالب عمر) is the current Prime Minister of Western Sahara, in the framework of the exiled Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). He was elected to that post on the XI General Popular Congress held in Tifariti on October 29, 2003. The office of President of Western Sahara is a head of state position over the parliamentary government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. ... Mohamed Abdelaziz, pictured c. ... This page contains a list of Prime Ministers of Western Sahara. ... The Sahrawi National Council or simply National Council (SNC) is the parliament in exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. ... Political parties in Western Sahara lists political parties in Western Sahara. ... The Polisario, Polisario Front, or Frente Polisario, from the Spanish abbreviation of Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguía el Hamra y Río de Oro (Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro) is a Sahrawi movement working for the independence of... Elections in Western Sahara gives information on election and election results in Western Sahara. ... Western Sahara is a former Spanish colony claimed and mostly administered by Morocco since Spain abandoned the territory in 1975-76, but sovereignty is unresolved and the United Nations is attempting to hold a referendum on the issue through the mission MINURSO. Part of the territory is controlled by the... The Free Zone is in yellow on the map. ... // Background Berber tribal rule The Western Sahara area has never formed a state in the modern sense of the word. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... The Arabic language (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), or simply Arabic (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... This page contains a list of Prime Ministers of Western Sahara. ... The Saharawi (or Sahrawi) Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) is the long-form English translation of the government of Western Sahara (Arabic: الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الدمقرطية, Spanish: República Arabe Saharaui Democrática). ... Tifariti is a small town or village in the Polisario-held parts of Western Sahara. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 63 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Oumar is a Polisario Front veteran who has lived in exile in Tindouf, Algeria since 1975. He has held ministerial posts in several previous governments, served as speaker of the Sahrawi National Council (the exile parliament) in 1999-2003, and before that as wali, or mayor, of the Smara refugee camp in Tindouf. The Polisario, Polisario Front, or Frente Polisario, from the Spanish abbreviation of Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguía el Hamra y Río de Oro (Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro) is a Sahrawi movement working for the independence of... Tindouf, also written Tinduf, (Arabic: تندوف) is a city and wilaya in the west of Algeria, population 30,000. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The Sahrawi National Council or simply National Council (SNC) is the parliament in exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Refugee camp for Rwandans located in what is now the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following the Rwandan Genocide A refugee camp is a camp built up by governments or NGOs (such as the ICRC) to receive refugees. ...

As Prime Minister, Oumar has strongly supported the Baker Plan and believes the United Nations must, "push Morocco [to] comply with international legality and implement Security Council's resolutions." He has repeatedly thanked South Africa for "the indefectible support of South Africa to Saharawi people and to SADR". The Baker Plan A United Nations plan to grant Western Sahara self-determination. ... United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... A session of the Security Council in progress The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful organ of the United Nations. ... Sahrawi and Saharawi are terms most commonly used for the natives of the Morocco-administered Western Sahara. ... The Saharawi (or Sahrawi) Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) is the long-form English translation of the government of Western Sahara. ...

External links

• Sahara Press Service
• South African-Saharan relations