Western Sahara
Based and undoubted Facts:
a)- 1727 Marrakesh Treaty and 1799 Meknes Treaty: successively a treaty signed between Spain and Sultan Sidi Moulay Souleiman of Morocco and treaty signed between Spain and Sultan Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah of Morocco: Morocco officially refrains from any responsibility over Western Sahara.
b)- Dec. 1884 : The Spanish Government announced, by royal decree, its intention to take possession of Western Sahara. Morocco raised no finger.
c)- 1899: Battles at Daora between Saharawi resistance and Moroccan troops proves Saharawi reluctance to foreign aggression.
d)- Feb.1958: Military treaty signed between Spain and France, with the full cooperation of the Moroccan regime. Through the “Ecouvillon Operation”, the Saharawi liberation army was destroyed.
e)- Dec. 14th 1960: The United Nations adopted the resolution 1514 (XV) in a Declaration granting independence to colonilized countries and peoples.
f)-1961: Western Sahara was declared a "Spanish province". Morocco by then an independent state put no objection.
g)- 1963: The U.N. included Western Sahara in the list of countries to be decolonized. Dec. 1965: The U.N. General Assembly reaffirmed the inalienable right of self-determination by the Saharawi people and requested Spain to end its colonial rule.
h)- June 1966, Morocco and Mauritania support the right of the people of Western Sahara to self-determination and independence at meeting of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization.
i)- July 23-24,1973, Houari Boumedienne, Hassan II and Mokhtar Ould Daddah call for self-determination to be exercised in Western Sahara in line with UN resolutions at a summit conference in Agadir , Morocco.
j)- 1975, A UN visiting mission tours the country, witnessing unprecedented pro-Polisario demonstrations (May 12-19) and later reporting that the overwhelming majority of Saharawis want independence and reject the territorial claims of Morocco and Mauritania.
k)- June 25-July 30,1975,The International Court of Justice holds its sessions in The Hague on the Western Sahara problem. Its verdict excluded by proofs any Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara and that its people are entitled to self-determination.
l)- Nov. 14, 1975, Madrid Agreement between Spanish, Moroccan and Mauritanian officials, Morocco in contradiction and controversy with its present claims accepted to share Western Sahara with Mauritania and its natural resources with Spain.
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Western Sahara, is a country in North West Africa, it lost its freedom and independence in 1884 when put under Spanish control after the Berlin Colonial Conference in the same year. As a result of geopolitical and economic calculations, It was illegally handed over to Morocco in 1975. Backed by strong allies, Morocco bloodily invaded Western Sahara.The people of Western Sahara are since then struggling with abnegation and sacrifice to defend their freedom, dignity and independence.
