Tens of thousands of Sahrawis from all refugee camps gathered today in the remotest to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the proclamation of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), a displaced state without land because of the occupation of Morocco.
in festive atmosphere, despite the strong sandstorm that whips Saturday this forgotten piece of desert, Sahrawis and foreign dignitaries enjoyed a parade military and a representation of traditional folklore.
Among the most excited, the delegation from the occupied territories, happy “to be under a Saharawi flag without incurring risk of repression and torture, “he told Efe Ahmed Ettanji, leader of the delegation.
” the storm is part of our desert culture. we are very excited to be here, under the banner and the State Sahrawi “added the activist, who said he did not want to think” and will return “.
the SADR was founded on February 27, 1976, just hours after the withdrawal of last soldier of Spain, established as a colonial power in the area since 1884.
Three years before, and after three years of protests demanding the right to self-determination, he had triggered the war with the Polisario Front.
the apathy of the Franco dictatorship, coming to an end, was used by king Hassan II of Morocco to invade the Western Sahara in November 1975 , an illegal occupation disguised as “Green March”.
the SADR signed a peace agreement with Mauritania, a country that had been granted part of the territory in 1979, and five years later was accepted as a full member of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), future African Union.
the decision marked the veto of Morocco, which in 1987 signed with the Frente Polisario called “Plan of Arrangement” with the UN and the OAU to find a solution through the call for a referendum on self-determination.
Since then, the conflict is stranded in diplomatic corridors, mainly due to the obstacles put Morocco for consultation.
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