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Death of Saharawi President: Bensalah signs condolence book

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Shahid El Hafed (Refugee Camps)- The speaker of the Algerian Council of the Nation (upper house of Parliament), Abdelkader Bensalah, on Friday signed the book of condolence, at Shahid El Hafed, on behalf of President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika, following the death of the president of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (DADR), Mohamed Abdelaziz, reiterating the support of Algerian people and leadership to Western Sahara people in their struggle for liberty.
"We bow down in tribute to the memory of Saharawi president, Mohamed Abdelaziz, secretary general of the Polisario Front, in this painful ordeal hitting our brother Saharawi people with the loss of a valuable activist and a great military and political leader, a symbol of their struggle for liberation," the speaker of the Upper House wrote in his condolence message.
"The career of the late president will be an inspiration for the Saharawi people and guide them in fulfilling their legitimate goals of freedom and dignity."
"Our presence here, on the instruction of President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika, to share Saharawi people's pain following the death of their great leader is an opportunity for us to reiterate the support of the Algerian people and leadership for the struggle of the Saharawis until they meet their noble goals, through the exercise of their right to self-determination," Bensalah concluded. (SPS)
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