Overview of Western Sahara: History

Morocco occupied and annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara in 1976, and much of the southern portion of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the liberation movement Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty ended in a 1991 cease-fire; a referendum on final status has been repeatedly postponed. Read More »

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Overview of Western Sahara: History is based on Western Sahara by Justin Anthony Knapp, Eco84, Bill Ellett, Peter Fitzgerald, Jani Patokallio, Bassetlover, ChubbyWimbus, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.