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	{{Sahara conflict}}		{{Sahara conflict}}
	''']''', formerly the ] of ], is a disputed territory claimed by the ] and the ]. Its '''legal status''' remains unresolved.		''']''', formerly the ] of ], is a disputed territory claimed by the ] and the ]. Its '''legal status''' remains unresolved.
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	===African Union===		===African Union===
	The ''']''' (formerly the ]) has given the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic full recognition,<ref name = "African Union"> {{cite web \| url = http://www.africa-union.org/root/au/memberstates/map.htm \| title = A. U. Member States \| accessdate = 2006-08-20 \| author = African Union \| format = Flash animation \| publisher = African Union \| language = English, ]}}</ref> and accepted it as a member (which has led Morocco to leave the union,<ref name = "UNPoliticalAlliances"> {{cite web \| url = http://www.eyeontheun.org/view.asp?l=11&p=55 \| title = Political Alliances Within the UN \| work = Eye on the UN \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref> becoming the only ]n ] outside of it.)		The ''']''' (formerly the ]) has given the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic full recognition,<ref name = "African Union"> {{cite web \| url = http://www.africa-union.org/root/au/memberstates/map.htm \| title = A. U. Member States \| accessdate = 2006-08-20 \| author = African Union \| format = Flash animation \| publisher = African Union \| language = English, ]}}</ref> and accepted it as a member (which has led Morocco to leave the union,<ref name = "UNPoliticalAlliances"> {{cite web \| url = http://www.eyeontheun.org/view.asp?l=11&p=55 \| title = Political Alliances Within the UN \| work = Eye on the UN \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref> becoming the only ]n ] outside of it.)

			{{disputed}}

	==Recognition==		==Recognition==
			[[Image:SADR relations.png\|thumb\|right\|550px\|Countries maintaining diplomatic relations with the SADR (map not fully updated)
	The SADR is ] by ''']'''. '''Non-recognition''' of the Sahrawi republic does not necessarily imply non-recognition of the Polisario Front: several governments consider Polisario as the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, but not its exile government as a state.{{Fact\|date=July 2007}} Several states have withdrawn their recognition of the SADR. Although Morocco claims that no recognition is required, Moroccan sovereignty over the territory is explicitly supported by the ]<ref name = "Arab League" >{{cite news \| url = http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/981217/1998121758.html \| title = Arab League withdraws inaccurate Moroccan maps \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 \| author = Arabicnews.com \| date = 1998-12-17 \| publisher = Arabicnews.com \| language = English}}</ref><ref name = "Arab League 2">{{cite news \| url = http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/990108/1999010849.html \| title = Arab League supports Morocco's territorial integrity \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 \| author = Arabicnews.com \| date = 1999-01-08\| publisher = Arabicnews.com \| language = English}}</ref> and by ''']'''.
			{{legend\|#000000\|area claimed by the SADR}}
			{{legend\|#007f00\|diplomatic relations and Sahrawi ]}}
			{{legend\|#00ff00\|diplomatic relations}}
			{{legend\|#ff0000\|diplomatic relations canceled or suspended}}]]
			The SADR is ] by ''']'''. '''Non-recognition''' of the Sahrawi republic does not necessarily imply non-recognition of the Polisario Front: several governments consider Polisario as the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, but not its exile government as a state.{{Fact\|date=July 2007}} Several states have withdrawn their recognition of the SADR. Although Morocco claims that no recognition is required, Moroccan sovereignty over the territory is explicitly supported by the ]<ref name = "Arab League" >{{cite news \| url = http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/981217/1998121758.html \| title = Arab League withdraws inaccurate Moroccan maps \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 \| author = Arabicnews.com \| date = 1998-12-17 \| publisher = Arabicnews.com \| language = English}}</ref><ref name = "Arab League 2">{{cite news \| url = http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/990108/1999010849.html \| title = Arab League supports Morocco's territorial integrity \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 \| author = Arabicnews.com \| date = 1999-01-08\| publisher = Arabicnews.com \| language = English}}</ref> and by ''']'''.

	==States recognizing the SADR==		==States recognizing the SADR==
	{{disputed}}
	The following is a list of state ]s that have formally recognized Western Sahara as a sovereign nation, with the exiled Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic as its legitimate government. The vast majority of recognitions took place during the ]. Since the 1990s, many states have retracted their recognitions, or suspended recognition pending the outcome of the referendum on self-determination.		The following is a list of state ]s that have formally recognized Western Sahara as a sovereign nation, with the exiled Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic as its legitimate government. The vast majority of recognitions took place during the ]. Since the 1990s, many states have retracted their recognitions, or suspended recognition pending the outcome of the referendum on self-determination.

	*'''Forty-six''' recognize the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Thirteen of them are home to Sahrawi embassies~~{{fact}}~~.		*'''Forty-six''' recognize the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Thirteen of them are home to Sahrawi embassies.
	*'''~~Thirty-seven~~''' have recognized the SADR, then ''suspended'' relations ~~or ''withdrawn'' recognition {{fact}}~~.		*'''Thirteen''' have recognized the SADR but then ''suspended'' relations.
			*'''Twenty-three''' have recognized the SADR but then ''withdrawn'' recognition.

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	\| rowspan=15 \| Africa		\| rowspan=23 \| Africa
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	\| ]		\| ]
	\| March 6, 1976~~{{Fact\|date~~=~~July~~ ~~2007}}~~		\| March 6, 1976<ref name = "Algeria">Pazzanita, p. 376</ref>
	\| Embassy.<ref name = "Algeria">{{cite web \| url = http://www.ambrasd.org/ \| title = Embassy of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Algeria \| accessdate = 2006-08-20 \| author = Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic \| publisher = Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic \| language = ], ]}}</ref>		\| Embassy.<ref name = "Algeria embassy">{{cite web \| url = http://www.ambrasd.org/ \| title = Embassy of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Algeria \| accessdate = 2006-08-20 \| author = Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic \| publisher = Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic \| language = ], ]}}</ref>
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	\| ]		\| ]
	\| March 11, 1976~~{{Fact\|date=July 2007}}~~		\| March 11, 1976
			\| Embassy.<ref name = "Angola">Pazzanita, p. 376</ref>
	\| Embassy. {{Fact\|date=July 2007}}
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			\| ]
			\| May 14, 1980<ref name = "Botswana">Pazzanita, p. 376</ref>
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			\| July 4, 1979<ref name = "Cape Verde">Pazzanita, p. 376</ref>
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			\| ]
			\| July 4, 1980
			\| Withdrawn May 9, 1997 (Apparently re-started and then cancelled again March 18, 2006)<ref name = "Chad">{{cite news \| url = http://www.moroccotimes.com/News/article.asp?id=13562 \| title = Chad withdraws recognition of Sahrawi Republic \| date = ] \| publisher = MoroccoTimes.com \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref> and re-started again on July 17, 2007. <ref name = "Chad2">{{cite news \| url = http://www.spsrasd.info/fr/infos/2007/07/sps-170707-2.html \| title = Chad recognizes the Sahrawi Republic \| date = ] \| publisher = Sahara Press Service \| language=French \| accessdate = 2007-08-13}}</ref>
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	\| ]		\| ]
	\| February 24, 1979~~{{Fact\|date~~=~~July~~ ~~2007}}~~		\| February 24, 1979<ref name = "Ethiopia">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
	\| Embassy<ref name = "Ethiopia">{{cite web \| url = http://www.ethioembassy.org.uk/embassies/lists/embassies.htm \| title = Embassies of Ethiopia \| accessdate = 2006-08-20 \| author = Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia \| date = 2005-07-04 \| publisher = Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia \| language = English}}</ref>		\| Embassy<ref name = "Ethiopia embassy">{{cite web \| url = http://www.ethioembassy.org.uk/embassies/lists/embassies.htm \| title = Embassies of Ethiopia \| accessdate = 2006-08-20 \| author = Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia \| date = 2005-07-04 \| publisher = Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia \| language = English}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| March 15, 1976~~{{Fact\|date=July 2007}}~~		\| March 15, 1976
	\| Relations suspended April 2, 1997; Relations resumed and embassy re-opened September 26, 2000.~~{{Fact\|date~~=~~July~~ ~~2007}}~~		\| Relations suspended April 2, 1997; Relations resumed and embassy re-opened September 26, 2000.<ref name = "Guinea-Bissau">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| October 9, 1979<ref name = "Lesotho">{{cite news \| url = http://www.un.org/webcast/ga/56/statements/011115lesothoE.htm \| title = Statement by the Honourable Motsoahae Thomas Thabane Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Lesotho at the 56th Session of the United Nations General Assembly \| date = ] \| accessdate = 2005-07-15 }}</ref><ref name = "Lesotho2">{{cite web \| url = http://www.spsrasd.info/sps-e080704.html#2 \| title = Africa works "seriously for the decolonisation of Western Sahara", declares Mohlabi Kenneth Tsekoa \| date = ] \| publisher = Sahara ~~Presse~~ Service \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>		\| October 9, 1979<ref name = "Lesotho">{{cite news \| url = http://www.un.org/webcast/ga/56/statements/011115lesothoE.htm \| title = Statement by the Honourable Motsoahae Thomas Thabane Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Lesotho at the 56th Session of the United Nations General Assembly \| date = ] \| accessdate = 2005-07-15 }}</ref><ref name = "Lesotho2">{{cite web \| url = http://www.spsrasd.info/sps-e080704.html#2 \| title = Africa works "seriously for the decolonisation of Western Sahara", declares Mohlabi Kenneth Tsekoa \| date = ] \| publisher = Sahara Press Service \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>
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	\| ]		\| ]
	\| April 15, 1980<ref name = "Libya">{{cite web \| url = http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-8231.html \| title = Maghrib Relations \| work = Country-data.com \| date = 1987 \| accessdate = 2006-07-15}}</ref>		\| April 15, 1980<ref name = "Libya">{{cite web \| url = http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-8231.html \| title = Maghrib Relations \| work = Country-data.com \| date = 1987 \| accessdate = 2006-07-15}}</ref><ref name = "Libya2">{{cite web \| url = http://www.amigosdelsahara.net/Embajadas.htm \| title = Embassies \| publisher = Friends of the Sahara \| accessdate = 2007-07-11}}</ref>
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	\| ]		\| ]
	\| July 4, 1980~~{{Fact\|date~~=~~July~~ ~~2007}}~~		\| July 4, 1980<ref name = "Mali">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
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	\| June 2, 1990		\| June 2, 1990<ref name = "Namibia">{{cite web \| url = http://www.mfa.gov.na/frames/consularframe.htm \| title = The Haidalla Regime \| publisher = Government of Namibia \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref><ref name = "Namibia">{{cite web \| url = http://www.spsrasd.info/sps-e080704.html \| title = The Haidalla Regime \| publisher = Sahara Press Service \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>
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			\| July 1, 1982<ref name = "Mauritius">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
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	\| ]		\| ]
	\| November 12, 1984~~{{Fact\|date~~=~~July~~ ~~2007}}~~		\| November 12, 1984<ref name = "Nigeria">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
	\| Embassy.<ref name = "Nigeria">{{cite news \| url = http://www.spsrasd.info/sps-e300105.html \| title = Arrival of the President of the Republic to Abuja to take part to the African Union's Summit \| date = ] \| publisher = Sahara ~~Presse~~ Service \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>		\| Embassy.<ref name = "Nigeria embassy">{{cite news \| url = http://www.spsrasd.info/sps-e300105.html \| title = Arrival of the President of the Republic to Abuja to take part to the African Union's Summit \| date = ] \| publisher = Sahara Press Service \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>
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	\| ]		\| ]
	\| March 13, 1976~~{{Fact\|date~~=~~July~~ ~~2007}}~~		\| March 13, 1976<ref name = "Mozambique">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
	\| Embassy. ~~{{Fact\|date=July 2007}}~~		\| Embassy.
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			\| April 1, 1976<ref name = "Rwanda">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
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			\| October 25, 1977<ref name = "Seychelles">Pazzanita, p. 378</ref>
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	\| ]		\| ]
	\| September 15, 2004~~{{Fact\|date~~=~~July~~ ~~2007}}~~		\| September 15, 2004<ref name = "South Africa">Pazzanita, p. 378</ref>
	\| Embassy.<ref name = "South Africa">{{cite news \| url = http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/040929/2004092915.html \| title = The Guardian : South Africa's recognition of 'SADR' harms own interests \| date = ] \| publisher = Arabicnews.com \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>		\| Embassy.<ref name = "South Africa embassy">{{cite news \| url = http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/040929/2004092915.html \| title = The Guardian : South Africa's recognition of 'SADR' harms own interests \| date = ] \| publisher = Arabicnews.com \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>
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	\| ]		\| ]
	\| November 9, 1978~~{{Fact\|date~~=~~July~~ ~~2007}}~~		\| November 9, 1978<ref name = "Tanzania">Pazzanita, p. 378</ref>
	\| Embassy established June, 2005.<ref name = "Tanzania">{{cite press release \| title = Tanzania satisfied about the future establishment of the Saharawi Republic’s Embassy in Dar Es Salam \| publisher = ] \| date = 2005-06-28 \| url = http://www.spsrasd.info/sps-e280605.html \| accessdate = 2006-08-20}}</ref>		\| Embassy established June, 2005.<ref name = "Tanzania embassy">{{cite press release \| title = Tanzania satisfied about the future establishment of the Saharawi Republic’s Embassy in Dar Es Salam \| publisher = ] \| date = 2005-06-28 \| url = http://www.spsrasd.info/sps-e280605.html \| accessdate = 2006-08-20}}</ref>
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			\| September 6, 1979<ref name = "Uganda">Pazzanita, p. 378</ref>
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			\| October 12, 1979<ref name = "Zambia">Pazzanita, p. 378</ref>
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	\| ]		\| ]
	\| July 3, 1980		\| July 3, 1980
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	\| rowspan=8 \| North<br/>America		\| rowspan=14 \| North<br />America
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			\| February 27, 1987<ref name = "Antigua and Barbuda">Pazzanita, p. 376</ref>
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			\| February 27, 1988<ref name = "Barbados">Pazzanita, p. 376</ref>
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	\| January 20, 1980~~{{Fact\|date~~=~~July~~ ~~2007}}~~		\| January 20, 1980<ref name = "Cuba">Pazzanita, p. 376</ref>
	\| Embassy.<ref name = "Venezuela" />		\| Embassy.<ref name = "Venezuela" />
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			\| August 20, 1979<ref name = "Grenada">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
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	\| November 23, 2006~~{{Fact\|date~~=~~July~~ ~~2007}}~~		\| November 23, 2006<ref name = "Grenada">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
	\| Embassy.		\| Embassy.
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			\| September 4, 1979<ref name = "Jamaica">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
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	\| September 6, 1979~~{{Fact\|date~~=~~July~~ ~~2007}}~~		\| September 6, 1979<ref name = "Nicaragua">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
	\| Suspended July 21, 2000, but re-established January 12, 2007		\| Suspended July 21, 2000, but re-established January 12, 2007
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	\| ]		\| ]
	\| June 23, 1978~~{{Fact\|date~~=~~July~~ ~~2007}}~~		\| June 23, 1978<ref name = "Panama">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
	\| Embassy<ref name = "Panama">{{cite web \| url = http://es.geocities.com/websahocc/index.html \| title = Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic embassy in Panama \| accessdate = 2006-08-20 \| author = Haddi Larosi \| publisher = Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic \| language = English, Spanish}}</ref>		\| Embassy<ref name = "Panama embassy">{{cite web \| url = http://es.geocities.com/websahocc/index.html \| title = Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic embassy in Panama \| accessdate = 2006-08-20 \| author = Haddi Larosi \| publisher = Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic \| language = English, Spanish}}</ref>
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			\| February 25, 1987<ref name = "Saint Kitts and Nevis">Pazzanita, p. 378</ref>
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	\| ]		\| ]
	\| February 14, 2002<ref name = "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines">{{cite web \| url = http://www.arso.org/SvGren.140202.htm \| title = Western Sahara - Sahara Occidental Joint Statement \| date = ] \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>		\| February 14, 2002<ref name = "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines">{{cite web \| url = http://www.arso.org/SvGren.140202.htm \| title = Western Sahara - Sahara Occidental Joint Statement \| date = ] \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>
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			\| November 1, 1986<ref name = "Trinidad and Tobago">Pazzanita, p. 378</ref>
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	\| rowspan=4 \| South<br/>America		\| rowspan=7 \| South<br/>America
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			\| December 14, 1982<ref name = "Bolivia">Pazzanita, p. 376</ref>
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	\| ]		\| ]
	\| November 14, 1983~~{{Fact\|date~~=~~July~~ ~~2007}}~~		\| November 14, 1983<ref name = "Ecuador">Pazzanita, p. 376</ref>
	\| Withdrawn June 19, 2004; ~~Relations~~ resumed February 8, 2006.<ref name = "~~Ecuador~~">{{cite news \| url = http://www.spsrasd.info/sps-e080206.html#4 \| title = Ecuador and the Saharawi Republic declare the re-establishment of diplomatic relations \| date = ] \| publisher = Sahara ~~Presse~~ Service \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>		\| Withdrawn June 19, 2004; relations resumed February 8, 2006.<ref name = "Ecuador2">{{cite news \| url = http://www.spsrasd.info/sps-e080206.html#4 \| title = Ecuador and the Saharawi Republic declare the re-establishment of diplomatic relations \| date = ] \| publisher = Sahara Press Service \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>
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			\| September 1, 1979<ref name = "Guyana">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
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			\| August 11, 1982<ref name = "Suriname">Pazzanita, p. 378</ref>
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	\| ]		\| ]
	\| December 28, 2005<ref name = "Uruguay">{{cite news \| title = The Oriental Republic of Uruguay announces its official recognition of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic \| date = ] \| url = http://www.spsrasd.info/sps-e261205.html#2 \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 \| publisher = Sahara ~~Presse~~ Service }}</ref><ref name = "Uruguay2">{{cite news \| url = http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/912B0A5C-4383-44DB-B878-FFD7D8D6C7B7.htm		\| December 28, 2005<ref name = "Uruguay">{{cite news \| title = The Oriental Republic of Uruguay announces its official recognition of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic \| date = ] \| url = http://www.spsrasd.info/sps-e261205.html#2 \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 \| publisher = Sahara Press Service }}</ref><ref name = "Uruguay2">{{cite news \| url = http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/912B0A5C-4383-44DB-B878-FFD7D8D6C7B7.htm
	\| title = Uruguay recognises Western Sahara \| date = ] \| publisher = ]		\| title = Uruguay recognises Western Sahara \| date = ] \| publisher = ]
	\| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>		\| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>
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	\| ]		\| ]
	\| August 3, 1982~~{{Fact\|date~~=~~July~~ ~~2007}}~~		\| August 3, 1982<ref name = "Venezuela">Pazzanita, p. 378</ref>
	\| Embassy.<ref name = "Venezuela" />		\| Embassy.<ref name = "Venezuela" />
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	\| rowspan=2 \| Asia		\| rowspan=5 \| Asia
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	\| ]		\| ]
	\| February 27, 1980<ref name = "Iran">{{cite news \| url = http://www.spsrasd.info/sps-e170206.html \| title = Iran recognises "the Saharawi Republic and see the solution within the UN framework", Declares Iran’s Ambassador to Algiers \| date = ] \| publisher = Sahara ~~Presse~~ Service \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>		\| February 27, 1980<ref name = "Iran">{{cite news \| url = http://www.spsrasd.info/sps-e170206.html \| title = Iran recognises "the Saharawi Republic and see the solution within the UN framework", Declares Iran’s Ambassador to Algiers \| date = ] \| publisher = Sahara Press Service \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>
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			\| May 9, 1979<ref name = "Laos">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
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			\| March 16, 1976<ref name = "North Korea">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
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			\| March 2, 1979<ref name = "Viet Nam">Pazzanita, p. 378</ref>
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	\| rowspan=2 \| Oceania		\| rowspan=3 \| Oceania
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	\| ]		\| ]
	\| May 20, 2002		\| May 20, 2002
	\| First country to establish relations with East Timor.		\| First country to establish relations with East Timor.
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			\| August 12, 1981<ref name = "Papua New Guinea">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
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	==States that have suspended or ~~cancelled~~ their recognition to the SADR==		==States that have suspended or canceled their recognition to the SADR==
			The recognitions of the SADR are subject to continuous fluctuation, depending on different factors and the diplomatic activity of ], and the ].

			A number of states that once recognized the SADR have either suspended or definitely canceled their recognition. The table below provides an overview on the list of these states.
	The recognitions of the SADR are subject to continuous fluctuation, depending on different factors and the diplomatic activity of ], ] and ].

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	A number of states that once recognized the SADR have either suspended or definitely cancelled their recognition. For an overview on the list of these states click here: ].
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			! bgcolor="#FFEBAD"\|Date of recognition
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			\| May 23, 1979
			\| Withdrawn July 12, 2002<ref name = "Afghanistan">Pazzanita, p. 376</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| December 29, 1987<ref name = "ICEconflict" />
			\| Withdrawn November 9, 2004<ref name = "Albania">Pazzanita, p. 376</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| March 11, 1976
			\| Recognition withdrawn March 21, 1997<ref name = "Benin">Pazzanita, p. 376</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| March 4, 1984
			\| Withdrawn June 5, 1996<ref name = "Burkina Faso">Pazzanita, p. 376</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| March 1, 1976
			\| Suspended recognition May 5, 2006<ref name = "Burundi">{{cite news \| author = ] \|url = http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/politics/burundi_freezes_reco/view \| title = Burundi freezes recognition of so-called Sahrawi republic \|publisher = Maghreb Arabe Presse \| date = 2006-05-10 \| accessdate = 2006-08-10 \| language = English}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| April 10, 1979
			\| Withdrawn August 14, 2006<ref name = "Cambodia">{{cite news \| author = Morocco Times \| url = http://www.moroccotimes.com/paper/article.asp?idr=2&id=16569 \| title = Cambodia withdraws recognition of Sahrawi Republic \| publisher = Morocco Times \| date = 2006-08-14 \| accessdate = 2006-08-20 \| language = English}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| February 27, 1985
			\| Suspended December, 2000.<ref name = "Colombia">Pazzanita, p. 376</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| June 3, 1978
			\| Withdrawn September 13, 1996<ref name = "Republic of the Congo">Pazzanita, p. 376</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| October 30, 1980
			\| Suspended April 2000<ref name = "Costa Rica">Pazzanita, p. 376</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| September 1, 1979
			\| Suspended<ref name = "Dominica">Pazzanita, p. 376</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| June 24, 1986
			\| Suspended on May 23, 2002<ref name = "Dominican Republic">Pazzanita, p. 376</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| July 31, 1989
			\| Withdrawn April, 1997<ref name = "El Salvador">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| November 3, 1978
			\| Withdrawn May 1980<ref name = "Equatorial Guinea">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| August 24, 1979
			\| Suspended May 2001<ref name = "Ghana">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| April 10, 1986
			\| Suspended April, 1998. In 2002, denied ever recognizing SADR.<ref name = "Guatemala">{{cite news \| title = Guatemala denies recognition of so-called Sahrawi republic \| date = ] \| publisher = Arabicnews.com \| url = http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/020730/2002073036.html \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| November 8, 1989
			\| Suspended January 2000<ref name = "Honduras">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| October 1, 1985<ref name = "India2">{{cite web \| url = http://www.tourisminindia.com/contactinfo/emabsy.htm \| title = Foreign Consulates in India \| work = Ministry of Tourism, Government of India \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>
			\| Withdrawn June 26, 2000<ref name = "India">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| June 25, 2005<ref name = "Kenya">{{cite news \| title = Rabat deplores Kenya's recognition of 'Sahrawi Republic', recalls its ambassador in Nairobi \| date = ] \| url = http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/050627/2005062726.html \| publisher = Arabicnews.com \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>
			\| Embassy.<ref name = "Kenya2">{{cite web \| title = Kenya-W Sahara ties anger Rabat \| date = ]\| url = http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/A82EB768-637D-489B-BF2A-FDF9BA3B6CA6.htm \| publisher = ] \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref> Recognition suspended October 20, 2006<ref name="Kenya suspension">{{cite web \| title=Kenya severs diplomatic ties with Sahrawi Republic \| url=http://www.timesnews.co.ke/21oct06/nwsstory/news4.html \| date=2006-10-22 \| publisher=Kenya Times}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| August 12, 1981
			\| Withdrawn September 15, 2000<ref name = "Kiribati">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| July 31, 1985
			\| Withdrawn September, 1997<ref name = "Liberia">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| February 28, 1976
			\| Froze recognition June 4, 2005<ref name = "Madagascar">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| November 16, 1994
			\| Withdrawn June 2001<ref name = "Malawi">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| August 12, 1981
			\| Withdrawn September 15, 2000<ref name = "Nauru">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| February 9, 2000
			\| Suspended June 25, 2000<ref name = "Paraguay">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| August 16, 1984
			\| Suspended relations, October, 1996<ref name = "Peru">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| September 1, 1979
			\| Withdrawn March 1989<ref name = "Saint Lucia">Pazzanita, p. 378</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| June 22, 1978
			\| Withdrawn October 23, 1996<ref name = "São Tomé and Príncipe">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| March 27, 1980
			\| Suspended c. 2002-2003<ref name = "Sierra Leone">Pazzanita, p. 378</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| August 12, 1981
			\| Withdrawn January, 1989<ref name = "Solomon Islands">Pazzanita, p. 378</ref>
			\|-
			\| ] (] and ])
			\| February 2, 1977 <ref name = "South Yemen">Pazzanita, p. 378</ref>
			\| Diplomatic recognition withdrawn by the government of the unified ].<ref name = "Yemen">{{cite news \| author = Africast.com
			\| url = http://news.africast.com/article.php?newsID=19280 \| title = Yemen supports Morocco's efforts to protect territorial integrity \| publisher = Africast.com \| date = 2000-07-12 \| accessdate = 2006-08-20 \| language = English}}</ref> including its "]."
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| April 28, 1980<ref name = "Swaziland">Pazzanita, p. 378</ref>
			\| Withdrawn June 1997
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| April 15, 1980<ref name = "Syria">Pazzanita, p. 378</ref>
			\| Cancelled in 2001 <ref name="Syria2">{{cite web \| url = http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/011124/2001112422.html \| title = http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/011124/2001112422.html \| work = Arabic News \| date = 2001 \| accessdate = 2006-10-26}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| March 17, 1976
			\| Withdrawn June, 1997<ref name = "Togo">{{cite news \| author = African News Dimension \| url = https://www.andnetwork.com/index?service=page/BuySubscription \| title = Togo confirms withdrawal of recognition of SADR \| publisher = African News Dimension \| date = 2006-06-30 \| accessdate = 2006-08-20 \| language = English}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| August 12, 1981
			\| Withdrawn September 15, 2000<ref name = "Tuvalu">Pazzanita, p. 378</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| November 27, 1980
			\| Withdrawn November 2000<ref name = "Vanuatu">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
			\|-
			\| ] (])
			\| November 28, 1984<ref name = "ICEconflict">{{cite web \| url = http://www.american.edu/ted/ice/sahara.htm \| title = Case study # 24 \| work = Inventory of Conflict & Environment (ICE) \| date = December 1997 \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>
			\| Withdrawn by ], October 28, 2004.<ref name = Yugoslavia">Pazzanita, p. 377</ref>
			\|-
			\|}

	==List of states supporting Moroccan claims on Western Sahara==		==List of states supporting Moroccan claims on Western Sahara==
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	:"The Security Council would not be able to invite parties to negotiate about Western Saharan ] under Moroccan sovereignty, for such wording would imply recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, which was out of the question as long as no States Member of the United Nations had recognized that sovereignty".<ref name = "Moroccan sovereignty">{{cite web \| format = PDF \| date = ]\| title = Report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara		:"The Security Council would not be able to invite parties to negotiate about Western Saharan ] under Moroccan sovereignty, for such wording would imply recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, which was out of the question as long as no States Member of the United Nations had recognized that sovereignty".<ref name = "Moroccan sovereignty">{{cite web \| format = PDF \| date = ]\| title = Report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara
	\| url = http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/wsahara/2006/0419sgreport.pdf		\| url = http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/wsahara/2006/0419sgreport.pdf
			\| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>
	\| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref> Morocco is considered as the administrative power,<ref name = "Morocco as administrative power">{{cite web \| format = PDF \| date = ] \| title = Report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara \| url = http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N02/255/42/IMG/N0225542.pdf?OpenElement }}</ref> and except for the ] with the US, all international treaties with Morocco apply also to Western Sahara.{{Fact\|date=March 2007}}

			Morocco is considered the administrative power in Western Sahara.<ref name = "Morocco as administrative power">{{cite web \| format = PDF \| date = ] \| title = Report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara \| url = http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N02/255/42/IMG/N0225542.pdf?OpenElement}}</ref>
	Some UN member states have expressed explicit support of "Morocco's ]", in reference to Western Sahara as Moroccan provinces.

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	\|-		\|-
	\|]<ref name = "Botswana">{{cite news \| title = Morocco, Botswana establish diplomatic relations		\|]<ref name = "Botswana and Morocco">{{cite news \| title = Morocco, Botswana establish diplomatic relations
	\| url = http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/050628/2005062825.html		\| url = http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/050628/2005062825.html
	\| date = ] \| publisher = Arabicnews.com \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>		\| date = ] \| publisher = Arabicnews.com \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>
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	\|-		\|-
	\|]<ref name = "Equatorial Guinea">{{cite news \| date = ] \| publisher = Arabicnews.com		\|]<ref name = "Equatorial Guinea and Morocco">{{cite news \| date = ] \| publisher = Arabicnews.com
	\| title = Equatorial Guinea renews backing to Morocco's territorial integrity		\| title = Equatorial Guinea renews backing to Morocco's territorial integrity
	\| url = http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/020514/2002051437.html		\| url = http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/020514/2002051437.html
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	\|]<ref name = "Madagascar">{{cite news \| date = ] \| publisher = Arabicnews.com		\|]<ref name = "Madagascar and Morocco">{{cite news \| date = ] \| publisher = Arabicnews.com
	\| title = Madagascar freezes recognition of so-called Sahrawi Republic \| accessdate = 2006-07-15		\| title = Madagascar freezes recognition of so-called Sahrawi Republic \| accessdate = 2006-07-15
	\| url = http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/050407/2005040718.html }}</ref>		\| url = http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/050407/2005040718.html }}</ref>
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	\|]<ref name = "Colombia">{{cite news \| url = http://www.moroccotimes.com/news/article.asp?idr=2&id=5011		\|]<ref name = "Colombia and Morocco">{{cite news \| url = http://www.moroccotimes.com/news/article.asp?idr=2&id=5011
	\| title = Columbian Senate reaffirms support to Morocco territorial integrity \| date = ]		\| title = Columbian Senate reaffirms support to Morocco territorial integrity \| date = ]
	\| publisher = MoroccoTimes.com \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>		\| publisher = MoroccoTimes.com \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>
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	\| title = Chile reiterates its position in favour of Moroccan territorial integrity }}</ref>		\| title = Chile reiterates its position in favour of Moroccan territorial integrity }}</ref>
	\|		\|
	\| Chile has given contradictory comments regarding the Sahara. Chile's Senate speaker ] has said that Chile does not recognize Western Sahara's independence ,~~<ref name = "Chile" />~~ but Chile's Ministry of Foreign Relations website includes Western Sahara as an independent country with which Chile has no diplomatic relations.		\| Chile has given contradictory comments regarding the Sahara. Chile's Senate speaker ] has said that Chile does not recognize Western Sahara's independence , but Chile's Ministry of Foreign Relations website includes Western Sahara as an independent country with which Chile has no diplomatic relations.
	\|-		\|-
	\|]<ref name = "Peru">{{cite news \| url = http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/031002/2003100226.html		\|]<ref name = "Peru and Morocco">{{cite news \| url = http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/031002/2003100226.html
	\| title = Peru fully supports Morocco's territorial integrity \| date = ]		\| title = Peru fully supports Morocco's territorial integrity \| date = ]
	\| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>		\| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>
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	\|-		\|-
	\|]<ref name = "Vanuatu">{{cite news \| url = http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/001215/2000121519.html \| title = Morocco and Vanuatu to start diplomatic relations \| date = ]		\|]<ref name = "Vanuatu and Morocco">{{cite news \| url = http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/001215/2000121519.html \| title = Morocco and Vanuatu to start diplomatic relations \| date = ]
	\| publisher = Arabicnews.com \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>		\| publisher = Arabicnews.com \| accessdate = 2006-07-15 }}</ref>
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	==Other states==		==Other states==
	*] - In a 2004 free trade agreement with ], ] ] stated, "the United States and many other countries do not ~~recognise~~ Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara and have consistently urged the parties to work with the United Nations to resolve the conflict by peaceful means. The Free Trade Agreement will not include Western Sahara."<ref name = "Qantara" />		*] - In a 2004 free trade agreement with ], ] ] stated, "the United States and many other countries do not recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara and have consistently urged the parties to work with the United Nations to resolve the conflict by peaceful means. The Free Trade Agreement will not include Western Sahara."<ref name = "Qantara" />

	==See also==		==See also==
	* ]		* ]
	* ]

	==~~Notes~~==		==References==
			*Hodges, Tony. ''Western Sahara: Roots of a Desert War'', Lawrence Hill & Company, 1983, ISBN 0882081527 , p. 308
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			*Pazzanita, Anthony. ''Historical Dictionary of Western Sahara'', 3 ed., Scarecrow Press, 2006, ISBN 0810855402 , pp. 376-378.
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	==References==

	*Hodges, Tony. ''Western Sahara: Roots of a Desert War'', Lawrence Hill & Company, 1983, ISBN 0882081527 , p. 308
	*Hodges, Tony, and Pazzanita, Anthony. ''Historical Dictionary of Western Sahara'', 2 ed., Scarecrow Press, 1994, ISBN 0810826615 , pp. 378-379.

	==External links==		==External links==

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Western Sahara, formerly the Spanish colony of Spanish Sahara, is a disputed territory claimed by the Kingdom of Morocco and the Polisario Front. Its legal status remains unresolved.

The territory is mostly administered by Morocco since Spain handed over the territory to Morocco and Mauritania after the Madrid Accords in 1975-76. Part of the territory is controlled by the Polisario Front as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. A UN-administered cease-fire has been in effect since September, 1991.

In order to resolve the sovereignty issue, the United Nations (UN) has attempted to hold a referendum through the mission United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), and is holding direct talks between the kingdom of Morocco and the Polisario Front.

Positions of the parties

Kingdom of Morocco

The position of the Kingdom of Morocco is that all of Western Sahara is an integral part of the Kingdom. The Moroccan government refers to Western Sahara only as the "Sahara," "Moroccan Sahara," "Saharan provinces," or the "Southern Provinces". Western Sahara is the historical birthplace of one of the most glorious Moroccan ruling dynasties, the Almoravids. In 1958, the Moroccan Liberation Army of the South fought Spanish colonizers and almost liberated what was then Spanish Sahara. Among the veterans of the Moroccan Southern Army are fathers of many of the Polisario leaders, like the father of Mohammed Abdelaziz, the Polisario leader. Morocco is supported in this view by a number of former Polisario founders and leaders. The Polisario Front is considered by Morocco to be a Moroccan separatist movement, referring to the Moroccan origins of most of its founding members, and its self-proclaimed SADR to be a puppet state used by Algeria to fight a proxy war against Morocco.

Polisario Front

The position of the Polisario Front is that Western Sahara is an occupied territory, the rightful government of which is the exiled Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). The Polisario Front calls for the right of self-determination of the people of Western Sahara to be decided through a referendum. Although the SADR is not recognised as a state by the UN, Polisario is considered as a direct party in the conflict. The SADR is a member of the African Union.

Algeria

Algeria has been supporting the independence of Western Sahara diplomatically since 1975. In 1976, Algeria got involved directly in the conflict, but after a military confrontation at Amgala against the Moroccan Army, the Algerian role became that of an indirectly involved party through political and military support to the Polisario front. Morocco argues that the Algerian position is due to the Sand War of 1963.

United Nations

Western Sahara was first placed, by Moroccan demand, on the UN list of territories to be decolonized in the 1960s when it was still a Spanish colony. It has retained that status since then due to the persistence of the conflict. The UN has been involved since 1988 to find a solution to the conflict through self-determination. In 1988, the kingdom of Morocco and the Polisario Front agreed to settle the dispute through a referendum under the auspices of the UN, that would allow the people of Western Sahara to chose between independence or integration with Morocco. In 1991, a ceasefire was agreed between the parties, contingent on the referendum being held the following year. Due to disputes over voter qualification, the vote has still not been held, and Morocco has made it clear in 2000 that henceforth it will not consider any option leading to the independence of the territory, and instead, is now proposing autonomy within Morocco. Lately, the UN has argued for negotiations between the parties to overcome the deadlock.

African Union

The African Union (formerly the Organization of African Unity) has given the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic full recognition, and accepted it as a member (which has led Morocco to leave the union, becoming the only African state outside of it.)

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Recognition

The SADR is recognized by 46 states. Non-recognition of the Sahrawi republic does not necessarily imply non-recognition of the Polisario Front: several governments consider Polisario as the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, but not its exile government as a state. Several states have withdrawn their recognition of the SADR. Although Morocco claims that no recognition is required, Moroccan sovereignty over the territory is explicitly supported by the Arab League and by 25 states.

States recognizing the SADR

The following is a list of state governments that have formally recognized Western Sahara as a sovereign nation, with the exiled Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic as its legitimate government. The vast majority of recognitions took place during the Cold War. Since the 1990s, many states have retracted their recognitions, or suspended recognition pending the outcome of the referendum on self-determination.

Forty-six recognize the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Thirteen of them are home to Sahrawi embassies.
Thirteen have recognized the SADR but then suspended relations.
Twenty-three have recognized the SADR but then withdrawn recognition.

Continent	State	Date of recognition	Notes
Africa
	Algeria	March 6, 1976	Embassy.
	Angola	March 11, 1976	Embassy.
	Botswana	May 14, 1980
	Cape Verde	July 4, 1979
	Chad	July 4, 1980	Withdrawn May 9, 1997 (Apparently re-started and then cancelled again March 18, 2006) and re-started again on July 17, 2007.
	Ethiopia	February 24, 1979	Embassy
	Guinea-Bissau	March 15, 1976	Relations suspended April 2, 1997; Relations resumed and embassy re-opened September 26, 2000.
	Lesotho	October 9, 1979
	Libya	April 15, 1980
	Mali	July 4, 1980
	Mauritania	February 27, 1984
	Namibia	June 2, 1990
	Mauritius	July 1, 1982
	Nigeria	November 12, 1984	Embassy.
	Mozambique	March 13, 1976	Embassy.
	Rwanda	April 1, 1976
	Seychelles	October 25, 1977
	South Africa	September 15, 2004	Embassy.
	Tanzania	November 9, 1978	Embassy established June, 2005.
	Uganda	September 6, 1979
	Zambia	October 12, 1979
	Zimbabwe	July 3, 1980
North America
	Antigua and Barbuda	February 27, 1987
	Barbados	February 27, 1988
	Belize	November 18, 1986
	Cuba	January 20, 1980	Embassy.
	Grenada	August 20, 1979
	Haiti	November 23, 2006	Embassy.
	Jamaica	September 4, 1979
	Mexico	September 8, 1979	Embassy.
	Nicaragua	September 6, 1979	Suspended July 21, 2000, but re-established January 12, 2007
	Panama	June 23, 1978	Embassy
	Saint Kitts and Nevis	February 25, 1987
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	February 14, 2002
	Trinidad and Tobago	November 1, 1986
South America
	Bolivia	December 14, 1982
	Ecuador	November 14, 1983	Withdrawn June 19, 2004; relations resumed February 8, 2006.
	Guyana	September 1, 1979
	Suriname	August 11, 1982
	Uruguay	December 28, 2005
	Venezuela	August 3, 1982	Embassy.
Asia
	Iran	February 27, 1980
	Laos	May 9, 1979
	North Korea	March 16, 1976
	Vietnam	March 2, 1979
Oceania
	East Timor	May 20, 2002	First country to establish relations with East Timor.
	Papua New Guinea	August 12, 1981

States that have suspended or canceled their recognition to the SADR

The recognitions of the SADR are subject to continuous fluctuation, depending on different factors and the diplomatic activity of Morocco, and the Polisario Front.

A number of states that once recognized the SADR have either suspended or definitely canceled their recognition. The table below provides an overview on the list of these states.

State	Date of recognition	Notes
Afghanistan	May 23, 1979	Withdrawn July 12, 2002
Albania	December 29, 1987	Withdrawn November 9, 2004
Benin	March 11, 1976	Recognition withdrawn March 21, 1997
Burkina Faso	March 4, 1984	Withdrawn June 5, 1996
Burundi	March 1, 1976	Suspended recognition May 5, 2006
Cambodia	April 10, 1979	Withdrawn August 14, 2006
Colombia	February 27, 1985	Suspended December, 2000.
Republic of the Congo	June 3, 1978	Withdrawn September 13, 1996
Costa Rica	October 30, 1980	Suspended April 2000
Dominica	September 1, 1979	Suspended
Dominican Republic	June 24, 1986	Suspended on May 23, 2002
El Salvador	July 31, 1989	Withdrawn April, 1997
Equatorial Guinea	November 3, 1978	Withdrawn May 1980
Ghana	August 24, 1979	Suspended May 2001
Guatemala	April 10, 1986	Suspended April, 1998. In 2002, denied ever recognizing SADR.
Honduras	November 8, 1989	Suspended January 2000
India	October 1, 1985	Withdrawn June 26, 2000
Kenya	June 25, 2005	Embassy. Recognition suspended October 20, 2006
Kiribati	August 12, 1981	Withdrawn September 15, 2000
Liberia	July 31, 1985	Withdrawn September, 1997
Madagascar	February 28, 1976	Froze recognition June 4, 2005
Malawi	November 16, 1994	Withdrawn June 2001
Nauru	August 12, 1981	Withdrawn September 15, 2000
Paraguay	February 9, 2000	Suspended June 25, 2000
Peru	August 16, 1984	Suspended relations, October, 1996
Saint Lucia	September 1, 1979	Withdrawn March 1989
São Tomé and Príncipe	June 22, 1978	Withdrawn October 23, 1996
Sierra Leone	March 27, 1980	Suspended c. 2002-2003
Solomon Islands	August 12, 1981	Withdrawn January, 1989
South Yemen (PDRY and PRSY)	February 2, 1977	Diplomatic recognition withdrawn by the government of the unified Republic of Yemen. including its "southern provinces."
Swaziland	April 28, 1980	Withdrawn June 1997
Syria	April 15, 1980	Cancelled in 2001
Togo	March 17, 1976	Withdrawn June, 1997
Tuvalu	August 12, 1981	Withdrawn September 15, 2000
Vanuatu	November 27, 1980	Withdrawn November 2000
Yugoslavia (SFRY)	November 28, 1984	Withdrawn by Serbia and Montenegro, October 28, 2004.

List of states supporting Moroccan claims on Western Sahara

No state has recognized the sovereignty of Morocco over Western Sahara, which the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan also stressed in his last report on Western Sahara to the Security Council:

"The Security Council would not be able to invite parties to negotiate about Western Saharan autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty, for such wording would imply recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, which was out of the question as long as no States Member of the United Nations had recognized that sovereignty".

Morocco is considered the administrative power in Western Sahara.

Continent	State	Notes
Africa
	Botswana
	Cameroon
	Central Africa Republic
	Côte d'Ivoire
	Egypt
	Equatorial Guinea
	Gabon
	Guinea
	Libya
	Madagascar
	Malawi
	Senegal
	Swaziland
	Sudan
South America
	Argentina
	Colombia
	Chile	Chile has given contradictory comments regarding the Sahara. Chile's Senate speaker Sergio Romero has said that Chile does not recognize Western Sahara's independence , but Chile's Ministry of Foreign Relations website includes Western Sahara as an independent country with which Chile has no diplomatic relations.
	Peru
Asia
	People's Republic of China
	Indonesia
	Iraq
	Kuwait
	Yemen
Europe
Europe	Serbia
Oceania
Oceania	Vanuatu

Other states

United States - In a 2004 free trade agreement with Morocco, US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick stated, "the United States and many other countries do not recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara and have consistently urged the parties to work with the United Nations to resolve the conflict by peaceful means. The Free Trade Agreement will not include Western Sahara."

References

Hodges, Tony. Western Sahara: Roots of a Desert War, Lawrence Hill & Company, 1983, ISBN 0882081527 , p. 308
Pazzanita, Anthony. Historical Dictionary of Western Sahara, 3 ed., Scarecrow Press, 2006, ISBN 0810855402 , pp. 376-378.

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