Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Western Sahara written by Tony Hodges and published by Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.