Spanish Sahara
1884 CE – 1976 CE · 92 years
Former Spanish colony and province
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Spanish Sahara on Wikipedia.
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How these dates were made
Real dates from Wikidata, checked against the atlas.
These are real dates: Spanish Sahara's founding and dissolution are recorded in Wikidata, and accepted here only because they agree with the centuries the atlas independently drew it in. The atlas itself draws the world at 4 moments in time, not continuously. The strip below covers those snapshots — 1914 CE to 1938 CE — which sits inside the fuller span above.
Elsewhere in Africa at the time
Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.
Landmark · Africa
Thimlich Ohinga
1400 BCE – 1900 CE
Polity · Africa
Algeria
Founded 1900 CE · attested to 2026 CEConflict · Africa
Sand War (Algeria–Morocco)
1963 CELandmark · Africa
Cathedral Notre-Dame du Congo
1914 CE – still standing
Polity · Africa
Sudan
Founded 1920 CE · attested to 2026 CEConflict · Africa
Nigerian Civil War (Biafra)
1967 CE – 1970 CELandmark · Africa
Namugongo Martyrs' Shrine
1920 CE – still standing
Polity · Africa
South Africa
Founded 1910 CE · attested to 2026 CEDated moments inside this span
Events the timeline places between 1884 CE and 1976 CE.
And in the rest of the world
Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.
Image credits5 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
- Spanish SaharaVoodooIsland at English Wikipedia · Public domain
- Thimlich OhingaWycondi · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Flag of AlgeriaOriginal: National Liberation Front of Algeria Vector: SKopp · Public domain
- Flag of Sudanwww.vexilla-mundi.com Flags of the World: Sudan - Flag Construction details · Public domain
- Flag of South AfricaFlag design by Frederick Brownell, image by Wikimedia Commons users · Public domain
