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  1. May 31, 2016 · The longtime leader of Western Sahara's Polisario Front, Mohamed Abdelaziz, has died.It creates uncertainty for the future of the group, which has fought for...

  2. The first President was Mohamed Abdelaziz from August 1982 until his death in 2016. The powers of the presidency are extensive, and they have been subject to modification in various constitutional amendments, the last occurring in 1995.

  3. Jun 1, 2016 · United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his sadness over the death today of Mohamed Abdelaziz, who had led the Polisario Front independence movement in the Western Sahara as...

  4. Mohamed Abdelaziz may refer to: 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 Affairs of Libya (2013–2014)

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    Mohamed Abdelaziz ben Khalili ben Mohamed al-Bachir Er-Rguibi was born in Marrakesh or in Smara into a Sahrawi family of an eastern Reguibat subtribe, migrating between Western Sahara, Mauritania, western Algeriaand southern Morocco. He was the son of Khalili Ben Mohamed Al-Bachir Rguibi, who was a member of the Moroccan Liberation Army and the Roy...

    Abdelaziz was considered a secular nationalist and steered the Polisario and the Sahrawi republic towards political compromise, notably in backing the United Nations' Baker Plan in 2003.[citation needed] There was some criticism against Abdelaziz from within the Polisario for preventing reforms inside the movement,[citation needed] and for insistin...

  5. Jun 1, 2016 · ALGIERS (Reuters) - The long-standing leader of Western Sahara's independence movement, Mohamed Abdelaziz, died on Tuesday after more three decades of war and diplomatic struggle for...

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  7. Mohamed Abdelaziz (Arabic: محمد عبد العزيز; 17 August 1947 – 31 May 2016) was the 3rd Secretary General of the Polisario Front and President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic from 1976 until his death in 2016.