History of Western Sahara: Almoravid Dynasty, Timeline of Western Sahara History, 2010-2011 Sahrawi Protests, Western Sahara War

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: Almoravid dynasty, Timeline of Western Sahara history, 2010-2011 Sahrawi protests, Western Sahara War, United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, Madrid Accords, Julio Cervera Baviera, International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Western Sahara, Green March, Ifni War, United Nations visiting mission to Spanish Sahara, Independence Intifada, Years of Lead, Greater Mauritania, Sahrawi National Union Party, Tiris al-Gharbiyya, Baker Plan, Ma al-'Aynayn, List of colonial heads of Spanish Sahara, Greater Morocco, Guelta Zemmur, Tropas Nomadas, Operation Lamantin, Harakat Tahrir, Ain Ben Tili, Settlement Plan, Ahmed al-Hiba, Tajakant, Norwegian Support Committee for Western Sahara, Nasr ad-Din, List of Spanish colonial wars in Morocco, Haouza, Gudfiyya. Excerpt: The history of Western Sahara can be traced back to the times of Carthaginian explorer Hanno the Navigator in the 5th century BC. Though few historical records are left from that period, Western Sahara's modern history has its roots linked to some nomadic groups (living under Berber tribal rule and in contact with the Roman Empire) such as the Sanhaja group and the introduction of Islam and the Arabic language beginning from the 8th century AD. The Western Sahara has never been a nation in the modern sense of the word. It was home to Phoenician colonies, but those disappeared with virtually no trace. Islam arrived in the region in the 8th century, but the region, beset with desertification, remained little developed. In 1884, Spain claimed a protectorate over the coast from Cape Bojador to Cap Blanc, and the area was later extended. In 1958 Spain combined separate districts together to form the province of Spanish Sahara. A 1975 advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice on the status of the Western Sahara held that while some o...