Western Sahara remained a Spanish colony until 1975 when the Moroccan government organized a so-called “Green March” with 350,000 protesters marching into Western Sahara to claim the land.

An overview of this territory, which is in dispute between the Sahrawi people and Morocco. ... Some key dates in the history of Western Sahara: 1884 - Spain colonises Western Sahara, ...

Western Sahara remained a Spanish colony until 1975 when the Moroccan government organized a so-called “Green March” with 350,000 protesters marching into Western Sahara to claim the land.