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{{About|the different flags used to represent Western Sahara|the flag of the republic that claims sovereignty over the territory|Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic}}
'''Flag of Western Sahara''' may refer to:
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* {{flagicon|Morocco}} The ], which controls the majority of Western Sahara
|File:Flag of Morocco.svg|], flown over the part controlled by ].
* {{flagicon|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic}} The ], which controls a small portion of Western Sahara, and claims sovereignty over the whole territory; this flag is commonly referred to as the "flag of Western Sahara"
|File:Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg|], flown over the part controlled by the ].
}}
There is no official flag for the territory of ] since its sovereignty is ] between ] and the ].


Morocco, controls most of the territory and administers it as its ], while the Polisario Front controls the remainder. Since the disengagement of the Spanish forces in 1976, the Polisario proclaimed the ], as the state that represents the territory.
⚫ == See also ==
* ]


==History==
{{disambig}}
In the late 19th-century, Western Sahara became a Spanish colony. After the ] of 1975, ] disengaged itself leaving the territory to Morocco and ], who split the territory, giving two thirds to the former. The ] rejected this and declared in exile, the ] (SADR) as the state representing an "independent" Western Sahara.<ref name=CIA>{{cite web|last=Staff|title=CIA - The World Factbook|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/wi.html|publisher=CIA|accessdate=13 March 2012}}</ref>


In 1979, Mauritania signed a peace treaty with the Polisario front, and Morocco annexed the part formerly controlled by Mauritania. A U.N-brokered ceasefire was signed in 1991 between the two parties, but the sovereignty of the territory remains unresolved pending ongoing peace-talks.<ref name=CIA/>
]
===Historical flags===
]
{{Gallery|lines=4|align=right
]
|File:Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931).svg|Flag of Spain 1884-1931
]
|File:Flag of Spain 1931 1939.svg|Flag of Spain 1931-1939
]
|File:Flag of Spain 1945 1977.svg|Flag of Spain 1945-1976
]
|File:PUNS flag.jpg|Flag of the ] 1974-1975, headed by ]
]
|File:Flag of Mauritania.svg|The ] was the official flag of ], the part of Western Sahara annexed by ] 1976-1979
]
}}
]
{{clear}}
]
==Regional flags==
]
In the 1976-1997 provincial division of Morocco, four provinces included parts of Western Sahara. The provincial division was however re-organized in 1997, consequently some of these flags are no longer in official use.<ref>{{cite web|title=Subnational flags of Morocco|url=http://flagspot.net/flags/ma-.html|publisher=flagspot|accessdate=13 March 2012}}</ref>
]
{{Gallery|lines=2|align=right
]
|File:Flag of Laayoune province.svg|Flag of ] province.
]
|File:Flag of Tan Tan province.svg|Flag of ] province.
]
|File:Flag of Boujdour province.svg|Flag of ] province.
]
|File:Flag of Dakhla province.svg|Flag of ] province.
]
}}
]
{{clear}}
⚫ ==See also==
*]
*]
==References==
{{reflist}}

Revision as of 22:58, 13 March 2012

This article is about the different flags used to represent Western Sahara. For the flag of the republic that claims sovereignty over the territory, see Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

There is no official flag for the territory of Western Sahara since its sovereignty is disputed between Morocco and the Polisario Front.

Morocco, controls most of the territory and administers it as its southern province, while the Polisario Front controls the remainder. Since the disengagement of the Spanish forces in 1976, the Polisario proclaimed the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, as the state that represents the territory.

History

In the late 19th-century, Western Sahara became a Spanish colony. After the Madrid Accords of 1975, Spain disengaged itself leaving the territory to Morocco and Mauritania, who split the territory, giving two thirds to the former. The Polisario Front rejected this and declared in exile, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) as the state representing an "independent" Western Sahara.

In 1979, Mauritania signed a peace treaty with the Polisario front, and Morocco annexed the part formerly controlled by Mauritania. A U.N-brokered ceasefire was signed in 1991 between the two parties, but the sovereignty of the territory remains unresolved pending ongoing peace-talks.

Historical flags

Regional flags

In the 1976-1997 provincial division of Morocco, four provinces included parts of Western Sahara. The provincial division was however re-organized in 1997, consequently some of these flags are no longer in official use.

See also

References

  1. ^ Staff. "CIA - The World Factbook". CIA. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  2. "Subnational flags of Morocco". flagspot. Retrieved 13 March 2012.