List of colonial heads of Spanish Sahara
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| Spanish Sahara Spanish Sahara Spanish Sahara was the name used for the modern territory of Western Sahara when it was ruled as a territory by Spain between 1884 and 1975... |
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| 3 November 1884 to 10 July 1885 | Emilio Bonelli Hernando, Commander | |
| 10 July 1885 to 6 April 1887 | Emilio Bonelli Hernando, Royal Commissioner | |
| Subordinated to Governors of Canary Islands Canary Islands The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union... from 1887 until 1901 |
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| 6 April 1887 to c.1900 | Emilio Bonelli Hernando, Subgovernor | |
| c.1900 to 7 November 1901 | Ángel Villalobos, Subgovernor | |
| 7 November 1901 to 1 December 1903 | Ángel Villalobos, Governor | |
| 1 December 1903 to 7 November 1925 | Francisco Bens Argandoña, Governor | |
| 7 November 1925 to 19 June 1932 | Guillermo de la Peña Cusi, Governor | |
| 19 June 1932 to 30 August 1933 | Eduardo Canizares Navarro, Governor | |
| 30 August 1933 to 1 July 1934 | José González Deleito, Governor | |
| Subordinated to High Commissioners of Spanish Morocco Spanish Morocco The Spanish protectorate of Morocco was the area of Morocco under colonial rule by the Spanish Empire, established by the Treaty of Fez in 1912 and ending in 1956, when both France and Spain recognized Moroccan independence.-Territorial borders:... from 1934 until 1956 |
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| 1 July 1934 to 4 May 1936 | Benigno Martínez Portillo, Governor | |
| 4 May 1936 to 7 August 1936 | Carlos Pedemonte Sabin, Governor | |
| 7 August 1936 to 12 March 1937 | Rafael Gallego Sainz, Governor | |
| 12 March 1937 to 31 May 1940 | Antonio de Oro Pulido, Governor | |
| 31 May 1940 to 26 July 1946 | José Bermejo López, Governor | |
| Also Governors-General of Spanish West Africa from 1946 until 1958 | ||
| 26 July 1946 to 17 August 1949 | José Bermejo López, Governor | |
| 17 August 1949 to 29 March 1952 | Francisco Rosaleny Burguet, Governor | |
| 29 March 1952 to 26 February 1954 | Venancio Tutor Gil, Governor | |
| 26 February 1954 to 23 May 1957 | Ramón Pardo de Santallana Suárez, Governor | |
| 23 May 1957 to 10 January 1958 | Mariano Gómez Zamalloa y Guirce, Governor | |
| 10 January 1958 to 22 July 1958 | José Héctor Vázquez, Governor-General | |
| 27 July 1958 to 6 October 1961 | Mariano Alonso Alonso, Governor-General | |
| 13 October 1961 to 21 February 1964 | Pedro Latorre Alcubierre, Governor-General | |
| 6 March 1964 to 5 November 1965 | Joaquín Agulla y Jiménez-Coronado, Governor-General | |
| 5 November 1965 to 26 November 1965 | Adolfo Artalejo Campos, Governor-General | |
| 5 December 1965 to 2 February 1967 | Ángel Enríquez Larrondo, Governor-General | |
| 18 February 1967 to 4 March 1971 | José María Pérez de Lema y Tejero, Governor-General | |
| 4 March 1971 to 6 June 1974 | Fernando de Santiago y Díaz de Mendívil Fernando de Santiago y Díaz Fernando de Santiago y Díaz de Mendívil was a conservative deputy and interim prime minister of Spain during the Spanish transition to democracy in the late 1970s... , Governor-General |
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| 6 June 1974 to 6 February 1976 | Federico Gómez de Salazar y Nieto, Governor-General | |
| 14 February 1976 | Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... announces it has transferred sovereignty to Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... |
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| 26 February 1976 | Spain terminates its administration | |
| 27 February 1976 | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a partially recognised state that claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlu, Western Sahara. The SADR government controls about... proclaimed by the Polisario Front Polisario Front The POLISARIO, Polisario Front, or Frente Polisario, from the Spanish abbreviation of Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguía el Hamra y Río de Oro is a Sahrawi rebel national liberation movement working for the independence of Western Sahara from Morocco... |
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| 14 April 1976 | Spanish Sahara Spanish Sahara Spanish Sahara was the name used for the modern territory of Western Sahara when it was ruled as a territory by Spain between 1884 and 1975... is partitioned by Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... and Mauritania Mauritania Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest... |
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| 11 August 1979 | Mauritanian part of the territory annexed by Morocco | |
See also
- International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Western SaharaInternational Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Western SaharaOne of the main functions of the International Court of Justice is to provide Advisory Opinions - non-binding legal interpretations admitted by United Nations organs. In the summer of 1975, the court considered two questions regarding the disputed territory of Western Sahara...
- History of Western SaharaHistory of Western SaharaThe history of Western Sahara can be traced back to the times of Carthaginian explorer Hanno the Navigator in the 5th century BC. Though few historical records are left from that period, Western Sahara's modern history has its roots linked to some nomadic groups such as the Sanhaja group and the...
- Saharan Liberation Army
- Southern ProvincesSouthern ProvincesThe Southern Provinces or Moroccan Sahara are the terms used by Morocco for Western Sahara, in reference to the part of Western Sahara that lies to the west of the Moroccan Berm...
- Tiris al-GharbiyyaTiris al-GharbiyyaTiris al-Gharbiyya was the Mauritanian name for the area of Western Sahara under its control between 1975 and 1979.-Background:...
- Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicSahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicThe Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a partially recognised state that claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlu, Western Sahara. The SADR government controls about...
- Spanish MoroccoSpanish MoroccoThe Spanish protectorate of Morocco was the area of Morocco under colonial rule by the Spanish Empire, established by the Treaty of Fez in 1912 and ending in 1956, when both France and Spain recognized Moroccan independence.-Territorial borders:...