Río de Oro
The Polisario Front, Frente Polisario, FRELISARIO or simply POLISARIO, from the Spanish abbreviation of "Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguía el Hamra y Río de Oro" (Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro, "Al-Jabhat Al-Sha'abiyah Li-Tahrir Saqiya Al-Hamra'a wa Wadi Al-Dhahab", ), is a rebel national liberation movement by the Sahrawi people (of the Sahara) claiming the Western Sahara, which had been controlled by Spain, and Mauritania. It is a consultative member of the Socialist International.