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Mauritania
Index
In early 1975, both Morocco and Mauritania agreed to abide by
the decision of the International Court of Justice on the status
of the Spanish Sahara, but when the court ruled in October 1975
that neither country was entitled to claim sovereignty over the
territory, both governments chose to ignore the decision. In
November 1975, they concluded the Madrid Agreements with Spain
under which Morocco acquired the northern two-thirds of the
territory, while Mauritania acquired the southern third. The
agreement also included the proviso that Spain would retain
shares in the Bu Craa mining enterprise. Mauritania acquiesced to
the agreements under the assumption, probably correct, that
Morocco, with its superior military power, would otherwise have
absorbed the entire territory.
Data as of June 1988
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