After it was defeated by the United States, Spain decided to get rid of its colonies. In 1898, it planed to sell the Sahara to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
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In his newly released book presented at the national library of Morocco this month, Army Captain Ali Najab recounts the dire circumstances of being held in a Polisario prison...
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“Moroccan Sahara: Space and Time,” a new book by French author, lawyer and editor Hubert Seilan, recently published by French publishing house “La Croisee des Chemins,” recounts how, historically, geographically, and sociologically, the disputed territory known as Western Sahara is and has “...
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Morocco's permanent representative to the UN, ambassador Omar Hilale, shed light, at the Caribbean Regional Seminar of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization held in Saint George’s, Grenada, on the historical truths, the legal bases and the political dimensions of the Moroccanness of the...
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In 1999, and months after he passed away, King Hassan II reached an agreement with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on the Western Sahara conflict, US Department of State document reveals.
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An incredible document detailing the United States involvement in ongoing disputes over the Western Sahara has been declassified and made public by the State Department. The document outlines several key historical moments in U.S.
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Spanish infantry commander and a former veteran of the Western Sahara guerilla, Iglesias Coto, has openly condemned the Algerian-backed Polisario Front’s maneuvers in Western Sahara, calling the creation of Polisario a “big mistake.”
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On November the 4th 1999, the 1995 fisheries agreement signed by Morocco and the European Union expired. Prime Minister, Abderrahman El Youssoufi, took his time to renew the agreement, allowing Morocco to preserve its natural resources, reducing licenses by more than 75%, and developing the...
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The newly appointed “prime minister” of the Polisario Front-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), Mohamed Ouali Akeik, was one of the seven perpetrators of terrorist attacks committed against Spanish citizens at the Phosboucraa site, Laayoune in October 1974.
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The president of Acavite, Lucía Jiménez, reminded the monarch that the victims of attacks in the Sahara are still not receiving the promised aid
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After the attempted coup in July 1971, Hassan II became suspicious of the Americans to the point that CIA agents in Morocco were unaware of the Green March project. A State Department document states that Henry Kissinger, the former United States Secretary of State, was certain that the king was...
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In 1962, Morocco delivered weapons for the ANC fighters. Nelson Mandela had even spent a few months in the Kingdom. Abdelkrim El Khatib played a crucial role in bringing both Hassan II and Mandela together. The two men met, for the second time, in 1994 in Rabat. While in prison for 27 years,...
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Between the late nineteenth and mid-twentieth century, Africa was targeted by several European powers. In the early 1960s, many countries that were granted independence attempted to form a continental organization that would defend the interests of its state members.
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As the dispute over the ...
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A declassified document released by the CIA has shed light on the circumstances surrounding the Green March. Moroccans were able to enter the Sahara due to an agreement reached by Juan Carlos, Spain's Crown Prince at that time and King Hassan II, states the American agnecy.
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During the late seventies, King Hassan II sent a number of diplomatic envoys to the USA to convince the Carter’s administration to hand OV 10 Bronco aircrafts and Cobra helicopters over to Morocco. Despite the sovereign’s endeavors, the 39th president of the United States refused to fulfill the...
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The border conflict between Morocco and Algeria, known as the Sand War, was an opportunity for Fidel Castro to initiate a military intervention outside the borders of his country. The second time was when, the Cuban forces joined President Dos Santos in Anglo while King Hassan II supported his...
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In the United States, the Office of the Historians has published a number of telegrams from the period between 1977 and 1980. During those three years Rabat and Washington maintained cold and distant diplomatic relations. In fact, Jimmy Carter’s administration intentionally slowed the process of...
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Recently declassified CIA documents have revealed an assassination plot against King Hassan II. The shadowy figure behind the plot was none other than former Libyan Muammar Gaddafi.
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On 14 November 1975 Morocco and Spain signed a Tripartite Agreement whereby the latter handed over the administration of the Sahara to Morocco and Mauritania. This was approved by the General Assembly, resolution 3458 B (XXX), on 10 December 1975.
