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Brahim Ghali
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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.
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Exact term-start date 12 July 2016, re-elected January 2023; PositionHeldFromPrecision has no day-level value live in this schema, so year is the finest available.
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1. Brahim Ghali (Wikipedia)
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is a Sahrawi politician, military officer and current president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)
1. Brahim Ghali (Wikipedia)
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Assumed office 12 July 2016
1. Brahim Ghali (Wikipedia)
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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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