Government Of Western Sahara

Country name
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Western Sahara
former: Spanish Sahara
 
Government type legal status of territory and issue of sovereignty unresolved; territory contested by Morocco and Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), which in February 1976 formally proclaimed a government-in-exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR),led by President Mohamed ABDELAZIZ; territory partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania in April 1976, with Morocco acquiring northern two-thirds; Mauritania, under pressure from Polisario guerrillas, abandoned all claims to its portion in August 1979; Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly thereafter and has since asserted administrative control; the Polisario's government-in-exile was seated as an OAU member in 1984; guerrilla activities continued sporadically, until a UN-monitored cease-fire was implemented 6 September 1991
 
Capital none
 
Administrative divisions none (under de facto control of Morocco)
 
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Suffrage none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign not yet completed
 
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International organization participation none
 
Diplomatic representation in the US none
 
Diplomatic representation from the US none

 
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