Ifni War
E37059
The Ifni War was a brief colonial conflict in 1957–1958 between Spain and Moroccan-backed forces over the Spanish enclave of Ifni in northwest Africa.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial conflict
→
war → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Forgotten War
→
Ifni–Sahara War → |
| belligerent |
Army of Liberation
→
Moroccan-backed irregular forces → Spain → |
| cause |
Moroccan claims to former Spanish territories
→
territorial dispute over Ifni enclave → |
| colonialPower |
Spain
→
|
| combatant1 |
Spain
→
|
| combatant2 |
Army of Liberation
→
|
| conflictIn |
Cold War era
→
|
| conflictType |
decolonization war
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|
| countryClaimingTerritory |
Morocco
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|
| endDate |
1958-06
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| endedBy |
ceasefire agreements between Spain and Morocco
→
|
| followedBy |
retrocession of Ifni to Morocco
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|
| involved |
Spanish Legion
→
Spanish colonial troops → Spanish paratroopers → |
| location |
Ifni
→
Northwest Africa → Spanish West Africa → southern Morocco → |
| notableOperation |
Spanish counteroffensive in early 1958
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|
| opponent |
Moroccan nationalist fighters
→
Spanish Armed Forces → |
| partOf |
post–World War II decolonization
→
process of Moroccan decolonization → |
| peaceArrangement |
Anglo-Spanish-Moroccan negotiations
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|
| relatedTo |
Moroccan War of Independence
→
Spanish Sahara conflict → |
| result |
Spanish military victory
→
continued Spanish control of Ifni → transfer of parts of Spanish Sahara to Morocco in 1958 → |
| retrocessionDate |
1969-06-30
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| startDate |
1957-11
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|
| statusOfIfniAfterWar |
Spanish overseas province
→
|
| supportedBy |
Morocco
→
|
| theatre |
Ifni enclave
→
Spanish Sahara → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Legión Española
→
Regulares (Moroccan troops) → Spanish Foreign Legion → |
conflict |
|
Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand
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awardedDuring |
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Spanish Army
→
|
significantEvent |