Mohamed Abdelaziz, pictured c. 2000

Mohamed Abdelaziz (محمد عبد العزيز)(born 1947, in Morocco^{[citation needed]}) is the Secretary General of the Polisario Front and the exiled President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Image File history File links Mohamed_Abdelaziz_of_Western_Sahara. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... ... The office of President of Western Sahara is a head of state position over the parliamentary government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. ... 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). ...

Background

Mohamed Abdelaziz was one of the initial leaders in the mid-1970's of Polisario, a Sahrawi nationalist movement in Western Sahara. He was elected Secretary-General of the group in 1976, replacing Mahfoud Ali Beiba, who had taken the post as interim Secretary-General at the death of El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed. Since the occupation of Western Sahara by Morocco, he has been elected to the presidency of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), whose first constitution he was involved in drafting. He lives in exile in the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria. The Polisario, Polisario Front, or Frente Polisario, from the Spanish abbreviation of Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguía el Hamra y Río de Oro (Peoples Liberation Front of Saguia el-Hamra and Rio de Oro) is an army and political movement in the Western Sahara, comprising... Sahrawi (also Saharawi, Arabic SaHrāwī) is a term used for the indigenous people of Western Sahara, but there are also Sahrawi communities in other countries. ... // Nationalism is an ideology which holds that the nation, ethnicity or national identity is a fundamental unit of human social life, and makes certain cultural and political claims based upon that belief; in particular, the claim that the nation is the only legitimate basis for the state, and that each... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mahfoud Ali Beiba is a Sahrawi nationalist politician and a member of the Polisario Front, an organisation that seeks the independence of Western Sahara. ... El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed (1950-1976) Sahrawi nationalist leader. ... This list includes only disputes between widely-recognized countries, and does not cover regions which have proclaimed independence but have not been recognized, nor regions which are seeking independence. ... The office of President of Western Sahara is a head of state position over the parliamentary government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. ... The Saharawi (or Sahrawi) Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) is the long-form English translation of the government of Western Sahara. ... Tindouf, also written Tinduf, (Arabic: تندوف) is a city and wilaya in the west of Algeria, population 30,000. ...

Political profile

He is considered a secular nationalist and has steered the Polisario and the Sahrawi republic towards political compromise, notably in backing the United Nations' Baker Plan in 2003. Under his leadership, Polisario also abandoned its early moderately socialist orientation, in favor of a Western Sahara organized along liberal democratic lines, including expressly committing it to multi-party democracy and a market economy. He has consistently sought backing from Western states, notably the United States of America and the European Union, but so far with little success. This article concerns secularity, that is, being secular, in various senses. ... United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Baker Plan A United Nations plan to grant Western Sahara self-determination. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Socialism is an ideology of a social and economic system where the means of production are owned and controlled by all of society. ... Liberal democracy is a form of representative democracy where the ability of elected representatives to exercise decision-making power is subject to the rule of law and moderated by a constitution which emphasizes the protection of the rights and freedoms of individuals and minorities (also called constitutional democracy and constitutional... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... The term Western world or the West can have multiple meanings depending on its context. ...

There is some criticism against him from within the Polisario for preventing reforms inside the movement, and for insisting on a diplomatic course that has so far gained few concessions from Morocco, rather than re-launching the armed struggle favored by most Sahrawis. The United Nations, with its headquarters in New York City, is the largest international diplomatic organization. ...

He has consistently condemned terrorism, insisting the Polisario's guerrilla war was to be a "clean struggle" (that is, not targeting private citizens' safety or property). He sent formal condolences to the afflicted governments after the terrorist attacks in New York City, Madrid, London and notably also to the Moroccan kingdom after the al-Qaida strikes in Casablanca. The exact definition of terrorism is highly controversial. ... Guerrilla War redirects here. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... Madrid is the capital and largest city in Spain, as well as in the province and the autonomous community of the same name. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ... Casablanca from space Hassan II Mosque A view on the Boulevard de Paris in central Casablanca Parc de la Ligue Arabe Casablanca (Arabic: الدار البيضاء, transliterated ad-Dār al-Bayḍāʼ) is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. ...