Polisario

American  

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

noun

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

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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

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

The Security Council had previously urged Morocco, the Polisario Front, Algeria and Mauritania to resume talks to reach a broad agreement.

From Barron's

After bitter fighting in the 1970s and 80s, the Polisario Front and Morocco agreed various ceasefires in the 1990s but failed to resolve the underlying dispute.

From BBC

Algeria is the historic backer of the independence movement Polisario.

From BBC

Algeria is the historic backer of the Polisario independence movement.

From BBC