Madrid Accords
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The Madrid Accords were a 1975 agreement in which Spain agreed to withdraw from Spanish Sahara and transfer its administration to Morocco and Mauritania, paving the way for the territory’s contested annexation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international agreement
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tripartite agreement → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tripartite Madrid Accords
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| appliesToTerritory |
Spanish Sahara
→
Western Sahara → |
| chronology |
signed shortly after the Green March of November 1975
→
signed shortly before the death of Francisco Franco → |
| countryAffected |
Algeria
→
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic → |
| countrySignatory |
Mauritania
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Morocco → Spain → |
| dateSigned |
1975-11-14
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| follows |
Advisory Opinion on Western Sahara of the International Court of Justice
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Green March → |
| hasConsequence |
establishment of Moroccan administration in most of Western Sahara
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exile of many Sahrawis to refugee camps in Algeria → international dispute over status of Western Sahara → temporary Mauritanian control over southern part of Western Sahara → |
| hasEffectOn |
Sahrawi self‑determination process
→
Western Sahara conflict → decolonization of Western Sahara → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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Spanish → |
| legalStatus |
considered an administrative arrangement by United Nations
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does not transfer sovereignty over Western Sahara according to United Nations → |
| locationSigned |
Madrid
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| notRecognizedBy |
Algeria
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Polisario Front → United Nations General Assembly → |
| partOf |
process of decolonization of Africa
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| recognizedBy |
Mauritania
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Morocco → |
| relatedConflict |
Western Sahara War
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|
| relatedOrganization |
Organization of African Unity
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Polisario Front → United Nations → |
| replacedBy |
Morocco–Mauritania partition of Western Sahara
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| result |
contested annexation of Western Sahara by Morocco and Mauritania
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end of Spanish colonial rule in Spanish Sahara → partition of Spanish Sahara between Morocco and Mauritania → withdrawal of Spain from Spanish Sahara → |
| shortName |
Madrid Agreement
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| signatoryGovernment |
Government of Spain under Francoist regime
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| statedPurpose |
organize temporary administration of Spanish Sahara
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transfer administration of Spanish Sahara from Spain to Morocco and Mauritania → |
| topicHasWikipediaPage |
Madrid Accords
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| yearSigned |
1975
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Madrid Accords
("Tripartite Madrid Accords")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Spanish Sahara
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event |
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Green March
("Madrid Accords of 1975")
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followedBy |
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Green March
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relatedTo |
|
Madrid Accords
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topicHasWikipediaPage |