Green March

November 6, 1975 · Tarfaya, Morocco

About 350,000 Moroccans marched into Spanish Sahara at King Hassan II's call, pressing Spain to hand the territory to Morocco and Mauritania.

Key people

Participants

Before and after

Led to
Western Sahara War November 1975 – September 6, 1991
Madrid Accords November 14, 1975

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