Ifni enclave

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The Ifni enclave was a small Spanish-controlled coastal territory in southern Morocco that became a focal point of decolonization tensions and conflict in the mid-20th century.

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Label Occurrences
Ifni enclave canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish colonial possession
former territory
administrativeChange became Spanish province in 1958
airfield Sidi Ifni airfield
alsoKnownAs Ifni
Provincia de Ifni
Territorio de Ifni
area about 1500 square kilometers
borderedBy Moroccan territory
capital Sidi Ifni
colonialPower Spain
conflict Ifni War
conflictPeriod 1957–1958
conflictWith Moroccan irregular forces
continent Africa
country Spain
currentMainCity Sidi Ifni
decolonizationIssue yes
demographicFeature mixed Spanish and local Berber population
endOfSpanishRule 1969
established 1934
establishedBy Spain
formerColonialStatus Spanish North Africa
surface form: Spanish West Africa
geopoliticalRole focal point of decolonization tensions in North Africa
governedAs Spanish province
overseas territory of Spain
historicalEvent Ifni War
legalStatusAfter1969 Moroccan sovereign territory
legalStatusBefore1969 Spanish sovereign territory
locatedIn southern Morocco
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
militaryPresence Spanish garrison
neighboringCountry Morocco
partOf Spanish Empire
surface form: Spanish colonial empire
politicalContext Cold War-era decolonization
port Sidi Ifni port
postColonialStatus integrated into Morocco
reasonForConflict Moroccan claims after independence in 1956
regionToday Guelmim-Oued Noun region
surface form: Guelmim-Oued Noun region of Morocco
returnedTo Morocco
sovereigntyTransferDate 1969
sovereigntyTransferredTo Morocco
status coastal territory
enclave
strategicImportance Atlantic coastal outpost
transferAgreement Treaty between Spain and Morocco of 1969
surface form: Treaty of Fez (1969)
usedCurrency Spanish peseta
usedLanguage Arabic
Spanish

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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ifni enclave
Description of subject: The Ifni enclave was a small Spanish-controlled coastal territory in southern Morocco that became a focal point of decolonization tensions and conflict in the mid-20th century.

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ifni War theatre Ifni enclave