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Name: Western Sahara War

Type: Event

Start: 1975

End: 1987

Children: Algerian Intervention, Creation of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Mauretania leaves Western Sahara, Moroccan-Mauretanian Invasion, Construction of Moroccan Western Sahara Wall

event Western Sahara War: All Data

This page is about the data available for this event, the chronology of the event is available here.

Was a conflict of Marocco and Mauritania (until 1979) against the Sahrawi Indigenous Polisario Front that followed the Spanish withdrawal from Spanish Sahara. The Sahrawi indigenous Polisario Front established the Sahrawi Republic and engaged in a guerrilla warfare with Moroccan forces. Morocco did also build several walls in the region to consolidate its control. The conflict ended with a ceasefire in 1991 with most of former Spanish Sahara under Moroccan control.

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Western Sahara War: video summary

1. Timeline of all fronts of the war

timeline iconWestern Sahara War: Timeline of all the fronts of the war

2. Maximum Historical Extents during Events

Involving Nations

map_chart iconsahrawi arab democratic republic: Maximal extension of the nation during the Western Sahara War

map_chart iconmorocco: Maximal extension of the nation during the Western Sahara War

Involving Polities

map_chart iconAlgeria (Military Occupation): Maximal extension of the polity during the Western Sahara War

map_chart iconKingdom of Morocco: Maximal extension of the polity during the Western Sahara War

map_chart iconMauritania (Military Occupation): Maximal extension of the polity during the Western Sahara War

map_chart iconMorocco (Military Occupation): Maximal extension of the polity during the Western Sahara War

map_chart iconSahrawi Arab Democratic Republic: Maximal extension of the polity during the Western Sahara War

map_chart iconSahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Military Occupation): Maximal extension of the polity during the Western Sahara War

map_chart iconSpanish Sahara: Maximal extension of the polity during the Western Sahara War

3. Lists and Timelines of Countries involved in the Event

list iconWestern Sahara War: List of nations involved in the event.

list iconWestern Sahara War: List of polities involved in the event.

timeline iconTimeline of nations involved in the Western Sahara War

timeline iconTimeline of polities involved in the Western Sahara War

4. Maps Comparing Territorial Boundaries Before and After the Event

Involving Nations

map_chart iconsahrawi arab democratic republic: comparison of the borders before and after the Western Sahara War

map_chart iconmorocco: comparison of the borders before and after the Western Sahara War

Involving Polities

map_chart iconSpanish Sahara: comparison of the borders before and after the Western Sahara War

map_chart iconKingdom of Morocco: comparison of the borders before and after the Western Sahara War

map_chart iconSahrawi Arab Democratic Republic: comparison of the borders before and after the Western Sahara War

5. Monthly Summaries of Events

summary iconWestern Sahara War: Summary of the Changes (Middle East)

Involving Nations

summary iconWestern Sahara War: Summary of the Changes (Middle East) for algeria

summary iconWestern Sahara War: Summary of the Changes (Middle East) for mauritania

summary iconWestern Sahara War: Summary of the Changes (Middle East) for morocco

summary iconWestern Sahara War: Summary of the Changes (Middle East) for sahrawi arab democratic republic

summary iconWestern Sahara War: Summary of the Changes (Middle East) for spain

Involving Polities

summary iconWestern Sahara War: Summary of the Changes (Middle East) for Algeria (Military Occupation)

summary iconWestern Sahara War: Summary of the Changes (Middle East) for Kingdom of Morocco

summary iconWestern Sahara War: Summary of the Changes (Middle East) for Mauritania (Military Occupation)

summary iconWestern Sahara War: Summary of the Changes (Middle East) for Morocco (Military Occupation)

summary iconWestern Sahara War: Summary of the Changes (Middle East) for Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

summary iconWestern Sahara War: Summary of the Changes (Middle East) for Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Military Occupation)

summary iconWestern Sahara War: Summary of the Changes (Middle East) for Spanish Sahara

6. Time Series of Territorial Changes

statistic iconTime Series of all Territorial Changes during the Western Sahara War

Involving Nations

statistic iconsahrawi arab democratic republic: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Western Sahara War

statistic iconmauritania: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Western Sahara War

statistic iconalgeria: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Western Sahara War

statistic iconspain: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Western Sahara War

statistic iconmorocco: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Western Sahara War

Involving Polities

statistic iconAlgeria (Military Occupation): Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Western Sahara War

statistic iconMorocco (Military Occupation): Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Western Sahara War

statistic iconMauritania (Military Occupation): Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Western Sahara War

statistic iconKingdom of Morocco: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Western Sahara War

statistic iconSpanish Sahara: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Western Sahara War

statistic iconSahrawi Arab Democratic Republic: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Western Sahara War

statistic iconSahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Military Occupation): Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Western Sahara War

7. Time Series of Historical Population and Area

Involving Nations

statistic iconmorocco: time series of its population and area during the Western Sahara War

statistic iconsahrawi arab democratic republic: time series of its population and area during the Western Sahara War

statistic iconmauritania: time series of its population and area during the Western Sahara War

statistic iconalgeria: time series of its population and area during the Western Sahara War

statistic iconspain: time series of its population and area during the Western Sahara War

Involving Polities

statistic iconAlgeria (Military Occupation): time series of its population and area during the Western Sahara War

statistic iconMauritania (Military Occupation): time series of its population and area during the Western Sahara War

statistic iconKingdom of Morocco: time series of its population and area during the Western Sahara War

statistic iconSpanish Sahara: time series of its population and area during the Western Sahara War

statistic iconSahrawi Arab Democratic Republic: time series of its population and area during the Western Sahara War

statistic iconMorocco (Military Occupation): time series of its population and area during the Western Sahara War

statistic iconSahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Military Occupation): time series of its population and area during the Western Sahara War

8. Events Navigation - Explore All Territorial Changes

summary iconEvents Navigation: Western Sahara War

summary iconEvents Navigation (Duration 1 Year): Western Sahara War

summary iconEvents Navigation (Duration 10 Years): Western Sahara War

All Territorial Changes involving specific Nations

summary iconEvents Navigation: sahrawi arab democratic republic during the Western Sahara War

summary iconEvents Navigation: morocco during the Western Sahara War

All Territorial Changes involving specific Polities

summary iconEvents Navigation: Kingdom of Morocco during the Western Sahara War

summary iconEvents Navigation: Mauritania (Military Occupation) during the Western Sahara War

summary iconEvents Navigation: Algeria (Military Occupation) during the Western Sahara War

summary iconEvents Navigation: Morocco (Military Occupation) during the Western Sahara War

summary iconEvents Navigation: Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic during the Western Sahara War

summary iconEvents Navigation: Spanish Sahara during the Western Sahara War

summary iconEvents Navigation: Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Military Occupation) during the Western Sahara War

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