Sahrawi insurgency

The Sahrawi insurgency (1973–1976) was an armed insurgency led by the Polisario Front against Spanish colonial rule in the Spanish Sahara, from 10 May 1973 to 26 February 1976.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Sahrawi insurgency
Part of Western Sahara conflict
Map of Spanish Sahara
Date 10 May 1973 – 26 February 1976 Location Spanish Sahara Result Inconclusive Spanish control was restricted to coastal towns Beginning of the Western Sahara War Territorial changes Spanish withdrawal from Spanish Sahara in accordance with the Madrid Accords Proclamation of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Belligerents
Polisario Front Support: Libyan Arab Republic	Spain Sahrawi National Union Party
Casualties and losses
5,000 killed