La historia del Sáhara Occidental es una historia de resistencia, una de saqueo y una de colonialismo. Es una historia envuelta en ignorancia y misterio, ya que rara vez se discute en los medios internacionales.
Gueguerat is a small village located at the far southwest of Western Sahara, inching 11 km away from the border with Mauritania. Currently, it is under the control of Morocco, “which [they] regard as vital to trade with sub-Saharan Africa.” (Middle East Monitor).
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La soberanía del Sáhara Occidental se disputa entre el gobierno marroquí y el Frente POLISARIO (Frente Popular para la Liberación de la Saguía El Hamra y Río de Oro) desde 1975. Fue en ese año que España decidió por fin retirar su poder colonial del territorio. A pesar del anhelo y lucha por la independencia del pueblo saharaui y la promesa de un referéndum para la autodeterminación por parte del gobierno español, el territorio del Sáhara Occidental fue cedido a Marruecos y Mauritania en los
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1957
The present Western Sahara territory was claimed by Morocco.
1958
Spanish united Rio de Oro and Saguia el-Hamra into Spanish Sahara.
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1973
The Polisario Front is formed to go against Spanish control in Western Sahara. It is a politico-military organisation composed of indigenous Sahrawi inhabitants.
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1972
The mining in Bou Craa started because of the valuable phosphate deposits.
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1976
Polisario Front formed the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), a self-declared government over Western Sahara.
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Note: It is the flag of Western Sahara in the background.
1975
Upon Spain’s decision, Western Sahara is partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania to claim. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled the decision tenuous. Read the Advisory Opinion on Western Sahara for more information.
1979
Mauritania bowed down from the conflict in between Polisario Front.
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1988
Peace proposal from the U.N., it "enables the people of Western Sahara to exercise their right to self-determination, to choose between independence and integration with Morocco" (UN Peacemakers).
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1991
Ceasefire between the Moroccan government and Polisario Front
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2001
Thousands of Sahrawis have fled to the refugee camps in Algeria, their long-time alliance, when Morocco continues to push influence inward of the disputed territory.
2003
UN proposed independence for the territory but Morocco rejected the proposal in referendum.
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2018
Security Council passed Resolution 2440, to ensure the referendum in Western Sahara to tackle the long-running dispute.
2019
Resolution 2494 is passed for the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) to continue its peacekeeping mission until the end of October, 2020.
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