The president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is the
head of state
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of the
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (; SADR; also romanized with Saharawi; ar, الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية ' es, República Árabe Saharaui Democrática), also known as Western Sahara, is a p ...
(SADR), a
government in exile
A government in exile (abbreviated as GiE) is a political group that claims to be a country or semi-sovereign state's legitimate government, but is unable to exercise legal power and instead resides in a foreign country. Governments in exile us ...
based in the
Sahrawi refugee camps
The Sahrawi refugee camps (also romanized with Saharawi) in Tindouf, Algeria, are a collection of refugee camps set up in the Tindouf Province, Algeria in 1975–76 for Sahrawi refugees fleeing from Moroccan forces, who advanced through Wester ...
of
Tindouf
Tindouf ( Berber: Tinduf, ar, تندوف) is the main town, and a commune in Tindouf Province, Algeria, close to the Mauritanian, Western Saharan and Moroccan borders. The commune has population of around 160,000 but the census and population ...
,
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From the
declaration of independence on February 27, 1976 to August 1982, the head of state of the SADR was known as the chairman of the Revolutionary Council. The office of the president of the SADR was established in August 1982, after a change in the constitution made by the fifth general congress of the
Polisario Front
The Polisario Front, Frente Polisario, Frelisario or simply Polisario, from the Spanish abbreviation of (Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro), (in ar, rtl=yes, الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير الس ...
, where it was decided the post were to be held by the Secretary-General of the Polisario.
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Western Sahara: War, Nationalism, and Conflict Irresolution
Syracuse University Press. Retrieved 3 August 2016. The first President was
Mohamed Abdelaziz Mohamed Abdelaziz can refer to a number of people:
*Mohamed Abdelaziz (Sahrawi politician) (1946–2016), President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976–2016)
*Mohamed Abdelaziz (Libyan politician) (born 1951/1952), Minister of Foreign A ...
from August 1982 until his death in 2016.
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In: Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong, Henry Louis Gates (eds.) ''Dictionary of African Biography, Volume 6'', Oxford University Press, 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2016.[ Retrieved 3 August 2016.]
The powers of the presidency are extensive, and they have been subject to modification in various constitutional amendments, the last occurring in 1995.
Chairmen/Presidents of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976–present)
Notes
Timeline
See also
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History of Western Sahara
*
List of colonial governors of Spanish Sahara
This is a list of European colonial administrators responsible for the territory of Spanish Sahara, an area equivalent to modern-day Western Sahara.
List
(Dates in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office)
See also
* Internati ...
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Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
The prime minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is the head of government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), a government in exile based in the Sahrawi refugee camps of Tindouf, Algeria. The post of the prime minister has b ...
References
External links
President of the SADR photo gallery
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Government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Politics of Western Sahara