Polisario
Americannoun
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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An armed conflict soon broke out between Morocco and Sahrawis fighters who formed the Polisario Front, demanding an independent Western Sahara.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
The Security Council had previously urged Morocco, the Polisario Front, Algeria and Mauritania to resume talks to reach a broad agreement.
From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025
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
Morocco's conflict with the Polisario was frozen in 1991 with a U.N.-backed ceasefire that included a plan for a referendum to resolve the territory's status.
From Reuters • Jun. 8, 2023
A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty ended in a 1991 cease-fire; a referendum on final status has been repeatedly postponed and is not expected to occur until at least 2002.
From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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