Western Sahara's Government | Western Sahara Government

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

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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

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