Admission of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to the OAU, 1982

Name: Admission of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to the OAU, 1982
Start: 1982-02-22

22 February 1982

The Organization of African Unity admitted the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, proclaimed in 1976.

What happened

The African Union lists the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic as having joined the OAU on 22 February 1982, and Morocco as having rejoined on 31 January 2017.[1] The republic was proclaimed in 1976.[2]

Sources for this page

Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.

1.
Claim: The African Union lists the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic as having joined the OAU on 22 February 1982, and Morocco as a member since 1963 that rejoined on 31 January 2017.
- African Union, Member States of the African Union (African Union) link, Northern Africa table. Source record
2.
Claim: The “Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic” was proclaimed in 1976; the Frente POLISARIO’s Secretary-General marked the forty-ninth anniversary of the proclamation on 26 February 2025.
- United Nations Secretary-General, Situation concerning Western Sahara: report of the Secretary-General (United Nations, 30 September 2025) link, para. 7, p. 2. Source record The year is derived from the forty-ninth anniversary in 2025.
3.
Claim: Morocco is not listed as the administering Power of the Territory in the UN list of Non-Self-Governing Territories and has not transmitted information on it under Article 73 e of the Charter.
- United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, Letter dated 29 January 2002 from the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, the Legal Counsel, addressed to the President of the Security Council (United Nations, 12 February 2002) link, para. 7, p. 2. Source record