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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ifni War canonical | 17 |
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 ⓘ |
| countryClaimingTerritory | Morocco ⓘ |
| endDate | 1958-06 ⓘ |
| endedBy | ceasefire agreements between Spain and Morocco ⓘ |
| followedBy | retrocession of Ifni to Morocco ⓘ |
| involved |
Spanish Foreign Legion
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Legion
Spanish colonial troops ⓘ Spanish paratroopers ⓘ |
| location |
Ifni
ⓘ
Northwest Africa ⓘ Spanish North Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish West Africa
southern Morocco ⓘ |
| notableOperation | Spanish counteroffensive in early 1958 ⓘ |
| opponent |
Moroccan nationalist fighters
ⓘ
Spanish Armed Forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
post–World War II decolonization
ⓘ
process of Moroccan decolonization ⓘ |
| peaceArrangement | Anglo-Spanish-Moroccan negotiations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Spanish colonial wars in Morocco
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1957-11 ⓘ |
| statusOfIfniAfterWar | Spanish overseas province ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Morocco ⓘ |
| theatre |
Ifni enclave
ⓘ
Spanish Sahara ⓘ |
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Subject: Ifni War Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (17)
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