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Río de Oro: see Western Sahara Western Sahara, territory (2005 est. pop. 273,000), 102,703 sq mi (266,000 sq km), NW Africa, occupied by Morocco. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean in the west, on Morocco in the north, on Algeria in the northeast, and on Mauritania in the east and south. ..... Click the link for more information. . Río de OroSouthern region, Western Sahara. Its principal town, Al-Dakhla (formerly Villa Cisneros), has a small port and must rely on imported drinking water. The narrow inlet of the Atlantic Ocean at Al-Dakhla was called Río de Oro (“River of Gold”) by the Portuguese because of the trade in gold dust from western Africa that they engaged in there. From the 1880s until 1976 it was ruled by Spain. In 1979 it was occupied by Morocco. The indigenous inhabitants are Muslim and largely nomadic Berbers. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Baker III, and similarly for the Peace plan as an "optimum political solution" on the basis of agreement between Morocco and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Rio de Oro (Frente POLISARIO). Despite the commitment of Morocco and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Rio de Oro (POLISARIO Front) to the Settlement Plan, the continued presence in the region of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) was deemed necessary. By its unanimous adoption of resolution 1163 (1998), the Council also called upon the parties - the Government of Morocco and the Frente Popular para la Liberacion de Saguia el-Hamra y del Rio de Oro (POLISARIO) - to cooperate constructively with the United Nations, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Identification Commission in order to complete the voters identification phase of the Settlement Plan and the agreements reached for its implementation. |
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