Interview with the President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, who is very critical of Pedro Sánchez's change of attitude towards Morocco and wonders what kind of blackmail could be behind it
07.05.2023 - 21:40
Brahim Gali (Smara, Western Sahara, 1949) must be the only president who lives in a refugee camp. The president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic lives in exile in Tindouf, Algeria. He lives in a modest and elegant adobe house. He is barefoot, sitting on the ground next to a small table with water, juice, tea, and dates. It is Ramadan, –Kristina Berasain, a journalist from Berria, interviewed him a month ago. He starts talking after the iftar, the breakfast that Muslims eat to break the fast after sunset. Occasionally, the call to prayer is heard from the mosque.
Gali’s life and the struggle of the Sahrawi people are parallel. They cannot be understood without each other. He was one of the founders of the Polisario Front, the first Secretary-General, and has worked both on the battlefield and in diplomacy. He has the reputation of a skilled and exceptional soldier. He was the military leader of the Battle of El-Khanga on May 20, 1973, the first armed action against Spanish colonialism.
Gali worked alongside historical leaders Mohamed Sidi Brahim Basiri and El-Uali Mustafa Saied in the national liberation movement. On October 22, 1975, Gali, El-Uali, and Mahfoud Ali Beiba met with the
