Former Mauritanian general Lebatt Ould El-Meiouf has criticized renewed claims over the city of Lagouera, asserting they contradict Mauritania's long-standing position on Western Sahara. His remarks highlight the historical decision made in 1979, when Mauritania renounced territorial claims and recognized «SADR».
On the 28th of November 1960, Mauritania has been proclaimed an independent state. A status that the Kingdom recognized nine years later. However, long before being independent of the French, Mauritania had been a serious bone of contention between Morocco and France. The former colonizer, opposed to the idea of witnessing the rebirth of North Africa, supported the independence of the former French colony. History.
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