Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a state in Sahara and Sahel (North and West Africa) that has existed since 1976 CE. Its people spoke Arabic languages (Arabic-speaking states).

State proclaimed by the Polisario Front in Western Sahara. It fought Morocco until a 1991 ceasefire and controls only a desert strip east of the Moroccan sand wall.

See Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1976 CE to the present

Duration

49 years

Type

State

Region

Sahara and Sahel, North and West Africa

Language family

Arabic

Capital

Tifariti (claimed), government in Tindouf camps

Came from

• Spanish Sahara 1884 to 1976 CE

Events in North and West Africa during its time

• 2011 Arab Spring

Neighbours in North and West Africa

• Egypt 1953 CE to the present
• Morocco 1956 CE to the present
• Ghana 1957 CE to the present
• Nigeria 1960 CE to the present
• Algeria 1962 CE to the present
• Ethiopia 1991 CE to the present
• Liberia 1847 CE to the present
• French Somaliland 1883 to 1977 CE
• Spanish Sahara 1884 to 1976 CE
• Tunisia 1956 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present, Southeast Asia
• Republic of India 1947 CE to the present, South Asia
• People's Republic of China 1949 CE to the present, East Asia
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Europe
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Central and North Asia

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