colony · Egypt, North Africa and Sudan
Ifni
Origins
In the Treaty of Wad Ras of 1860, ending the Hispano-Moroccan War, Morocco ceded Spain a coastal territory identified with the medieval post of Santa Cruz de Mar Pequeña. Its location was disputed for decades, and Spain occupied Sidi Ifni only in 1934.
Rule and society
Ifni was a small military colony with a garrison town, Sidi Ifni, built in Spanish style, ruling Ait Ba Amran Berber tribes of the hinterland. From 1946 it formed part of Spanish West Africa with Spanish Sahara. It had little economic value beyond fishing.
Decline and legacy
In 1957 to 1958 Moroccan irregulars of the Army of Liberation attacked in the Ifni War, confining Spain to the town itself, which became a Spanish province in 1958. Under UN pressure, Spain handed Ifni to the Kingdom of Morocco in June 1969.
Lineage
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- Ifni was a colony of Second Spanish Republic1934 CE – 1936 CE
- Ifni was a colony of Francoist Spain1936 CE – 1969 CE
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