WESTERN SAHARA: A COLONY IN A VISE

Events that shaped the countries of the Mediterranean

An episode from the series ECHOES OF HISTORY

Format: HD
Duration: 26’
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Available versions: French | English
Rights: All Rights | Worldwide

Synopsis

In 1975, upon Franco's death, Hassan II launched the Green March toward Spanish Sahara with the aim of taking control of it.

The Polisario Front, present in the territory and backed by Algiers, set the desert ablaze.

Fifty years later, the deadlock persists at the UN and divides the Maghreb.