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Polisario

American

[poh-li-sahr-ee-oh] / poʊ lɪˈsɑr iˌoʊ /

noun

an independence movement opposing Moroccan control of the Western Sahara, a former Spanish territory that Morocco annexed in stages beginning in 1976.

Etymology

Origin of Polisario

< Spanish ( Frente ) Po ( pular para la ) Li ( beración de ) Sa ( gnia el-Hamra y ) Rí ( o de ) O ( ro ) Popular Front for the Liberation of Sagnia El-Hamra and Río de Oro

Example Sentences

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When Spain pulled out of Western Sahara in 1975, both Morocco and the Polisario, which was founded two years earlier, claimed the territory.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

Algeria is the historic backer of the Polisario independence movement.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

The United Nations brokered a cease-fire between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front, which is supported by Algeria, that held until four years ago.

From Seattle Times • May 2, 2024

In November 2020, Polisario said it had resumed its armed struggle.

From Reuters • Oct. 29, 2023

A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty ended in a 1991 UN-brokered cease-fire; a UN-organized referendum on final status has been repeatedly postponed.

From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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