Historical dictionary of Western Sahara
By: by Tony Hodges.
Series: African historical dictionaries ;; no. 35
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Metuchen, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 431
Subjects: Western Sahara -- History -- Dictionaries.
Description: Western Sahara was a former Spanish colony until 1975, when Spain withdrew its forces; and partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania. Mauritania renounced its claim in 1979; Morocco has occupied the region since 1976. There is a government-in-exile calling itself the Saharan Democratic Arab Republic.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 371-431.