Western Sahara independence movement leader Abdelaziz dies
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Mohamed Abdelaziz, the head and co-founder of the Polisario Front independence movement in the Western Sahara, died Tuesday after a long illness, the group said. He was in his late 60s.
The Polisario Front ordered a 40-day mourning period, after which it said a new secretary-general will be chosen.
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika also declared a week of mourning for the Polisario leader, whose group is based in Tindouf, in southern Algeria.
