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Brahim Ghali

Revolutionary and Independence Leaders

Brahim Ghali (born 19 August 1949 in Smara, then in Spanish West Africa) is a Sahrawi politician and former military officer who has served as President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and Secretary-General of the Polisario Front since 12 July 2016, when he was elected to succeed Mohamed Abdelaziz after Abdelaziz's death. He was a founding member of the Polisario Front in 1973 and served as its first military commander, later commanding the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army and serving as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic's first defense minister after its 1976 founding. He has also served as Sahrawi ambassador to Algeria and to Spain, and was re-elected to a further term in January 2023.

Facts
Classification
Political Role
3rd President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 1
Political Role
Minister of Defense 1
Political Role
Sahrawi Ambassador to Algeria 1
Political Role
Sahrawi Ambassador to Spain 1
Gender
Male 2
Birth Year
1949 2
Birth Date
1949-08-19 2
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Ghali Presidency, Governments

Exact term-start date 12 July 2016, re-elected January 2023; only the year is recorded as the term start.

Source Brahim Ghali (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors

Member Of

Polisario Front, Institutions

Founding member, 1973.

Source Brahim Ghali (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Sources
1. Brahim Ghali - Wikipedia (Wikipedia)
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2. Brahim Ghali (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead paragraph
    is a Sahrawi politician, military officer and current president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)
  • Entity description, gender reference sentence
    Brahim Ghali (born 19 August 1949 in Smara, then in Spanish West Africa) is a Sahrawi politician and former military officer who has served as President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and Secretary-General of the Polisario Front since 12 July 2016, when he was elected to succeed Mohamed Abdelaziz after Abdelaziz's death.
  • Heads: Ghali Presidency, Infobox, President of SADR
    Assumed office 12 July 2016
  • Member Of: Polisario Front, Political career section
    Ghali was one of the original founders and leaders of the Polisario Front in 1973 and was elected as the first General Secretary of the movement at its constitutive congress.
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