Bir Lehlou (liberated zones), April 15, 2015 (SPS) - President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Frente Polisario Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz has offered his condolences to family of the late Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano, who passed away Monday at the age of 80 years.
“It is with deep sadness and sorrow that we received the news of the passing away of one of the prominent friends of the Saharawi people and strong advocate to their just struggle for liberation,” writes President Mohamed Abdelaziz.
The letter went on saying that Galeano was one of the great advocates of the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination, adding that he denounced in many writings Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara and its violation of international law.
President Mohamed Abdelaziz underlined the writer will remain forever in the memory of Saharawi people and their struggle for freedom and independence. (SPS)
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