Brahim Ghali

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Brahim Ghali (born 19 August 1949) is a Sahrawi politician and military officer who is serving as the current president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) since 2016. He was formerly the SADR's ambassador to Algeria and Spain. Ghali played a key role in the struggle of the Sahrawi people for self-determination and independence from Morocco. He was instrumental in the creation of the Movement for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Wadi el Dhahab, the 1970 Zemla Intifada against Spanish rule, the foundation of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro (Polisario Front) in 1973, and the Sahrawi Republic in 1976. He also played a major role in the Western Sahara War and establishment of MINURSO, the UN peacekeeping mission for the Western Sahara.

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