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The former Spanish territory of Western Sahara, under the auspices of the Polisario Front declares independence as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
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Disputed territory in North-western Africa
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Polisario Front
Military and political organisation in Western Sahara
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro, better known by its acronym Polisario Front, is a Sahrawi nationalist liberation movement seeking to end the occupation of Western Sahara through the means of self-determination and armed resistance.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Partially recognized state in the western Maghreb
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