The history of Western Sahara has been well-rehearsed, but is - TopicsExpress



          

The history of Western Sahara has been well-rehearsed, but is still barely known in the mainstream. Following Spain’s withdrawal from the territory in 1975, Spain reneged on its promise of a referendum for the Sahrawi people, which would have determined the fate of the territory. Instead, it split control over the territory with Morocco and Mauritania, both of which invaded, resulting in the displacement of tens of thousands of people. Since then, the conflict has bubbled away unresolved. With the Algerian government avidly supporting the Polisario Front (the armed Sahrawi rebel group), the government-in-exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) administering the camps, and Morocco sitting at the table with the support of the United States and France, the political process has seen an ongoing deadlock.
Posted on: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 20:54:04 +0000

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