Brussels, June 02, 2016 (SPS) - The European Coordination Conference for Solidarity with the Sahrawi People (EUCOCO) paid Wednesday tribute to the memory of Sahrawi President Mohamed Abdelaziz, died on Tuesday, hailing “a great African leader who knew how to lead his people towards the path of freedom and independence.”
“Mohamed Abdelaziz was and remains a great African leader who knew how to lead his people towards the path of freedom and independence,” affirmed EUCOCO’s President Pierre Galand, in a message of condolences to the deceased’s family and the Sahrawi people.
“It is with deep sadness that we learnt of the death of Mohamed Abdelaziz, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and a source of inspiration to Sahrawi people for 40 year,” wrote in his message.
According to EUCOCO, the renewal of late Mohamed Abdelaziz for a new mandate at the head of SADR and Polisario Front in December 2015 is “the proof of an absolute trust of the Sahrawi people in their president’s message of peace and rights. SPS
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