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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madrid Accords canonical | 4 |
| Madrid Accords of 1975 | 2 |
| Madrid Accords (1975) | 1 |
| Tripartite Madrid Accords | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international agreement
ⓘ
tripartite agreement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Madrid Accords
ⓘ
surface form:
Tripartite Madrid Accords
|
| appliesToTerritory |
Spanish Sahara
ⓘ
Spanish Sahara ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
Morocco ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1975-11-14 ⓘ |
| follows |
International Court of Justice advisory opinion on Western Sahara (1975)
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surface form:
Advisory Opinion on Western Sahara of the International Court of Justice
Green March ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
establishment of Moroccan administration in most of Western Sahara
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
considered an administrative arrangement by United Nations
ⓘ
does not transfer sovereignty over Western Sahara according to United Nations ⓘ |
| locationSigned | Madrid ⓘ |
| notRecognizedBy |
Algeria
ⓘ
Polisario Front ⓘ United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| partOf | process of decolonization of Africa ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Mauritania
ⓘ
Morocco ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
Western Sahara conflict
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Sahara War
|
| relatedOrganization |
African Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Organization of African Unity
Polisario Front ⓘ United Nations ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Spanish Sahara
ⓘ
surface form:
Morocco–Mauritania partition of Western Sahara
|
| result |
contested annexation of Western Sahara by Morocco and Mauritania
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
| signatoryGovernment |
Francoist Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Spain under Francoist regime
|
| statedPurpose |
organize temporary administration of Spanish Sahara
ⓘ
transfer administration of Spanish Sahara from Spain to Morocco and Mauritania ⓘ |
| topicHasWikipediaPage | Madrid Accords self-link ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1975 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
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this entity surface form:
Madrid Accords of 1975
this entity surface form:
Tripartite Madrid Accords
International Court of Justice advisory opinion on Western Sahara (1975)
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Madrid Accords
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this entity surface form:
Madrid Accords (1975)
this entity surface form:
Madrid Accords of 1975