Historical country records
Western Sahara historical timeline
Western Sahara
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1860 | Morocco cedes Western Sahara to Spain | Leaders |
| 3 Nov 1884 | Spain occupies Río de Oro | Leaders |
| 26 Dec 1884 | Spanish protectorate officially declared | Leaders |
| 1946 | united with Ifni as Spanish West Africa | Leaders |
| 12 Jan 1958 | overseas province (Spanish Sahara) | Leaders |
| 26 Feb 1976 | partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania | Leaders |
| 27 Feb 1976 | Saharan Arab Democratic Republic¹ proclaimed by Polisario Front | Leaders |
| 11 Aug 1979 | Mauritanian part of the territory annexed by Morocco | Leaders |
| 10 Jul 1885 - 16 Jun 1886 | Emilio Bonelli Hernando | Royal commissioner |
| 1886 - c.1902 | Emilio Bonelli Hernando | Subgovernors |
| 1902 - 1 Dec 1903 | Ángel Villalobos | Subgovernors |
| 1 Dec 1903 - 7 Nov 1925 | Francisco Bens Argandoña | Governors |
| 7 Nov 1925 - 19 Jun 1932 | Guillermo de la Peña Cusi | Governors |
| 19 Jun 1932 - 30 Aug 1933 | Eduardo Canizares Navarro | Governors |
| 30 Aug 1933 - 1 Jul 1934 | José González Deleito | Governors |
| 1 Jul 1934 - 4 May 1936 | Benigno Martínez Portillo | Governors |
| 4 May 1936 - 7 Aug 1936 | Carlos Pedemonte Sabin | Governors |
| 7 Aug 1936 - 12 Mar 1937 | Rafael Gallego Sainz | Governors |
| 12 Mar 1937 - 31 May 1940 | Antonio de Oro Pulido | Governors |
| 31 May 1940 - 17 Aug 1949 | José Bermejo López | Governors |
| 17 Aug 1949 - 29 Mar 1952 | Francisco Rosaleny Burguet | Governors |
| 29 Mar 1952 - 26 Feb 1954 | Venancio Tutor Gil | Governors |
| 26 Feb 1954 - 23 May 1957 | Ramón Pardo de Santallana Suárez | Governors |
| 23 May 1957 - 10 Jan 1958 | Mariano Gómez Zamalloa y Quirce | Governors |
| 10 Jan 1958 - 22 Jul 1958 | José Héctor Vázquez | Governors-general |
| 27 Jul 1958 - 6 Oct 1961 | Mariano Alonso Alonso | Governors-general |
| 13 Oct 1961 - 21 Feb 1964 | Pedro Latorre Alcubierre | Governors-general |
| 6 Mar 1964 - 5 Nov 1965 | Joaquín Agulla Jiménez Coronado | Governors-general |
| 5 Nov 1965 - 26 Nov 1965 | Adolfo Artelejo Campos | Governors-general |
| 5 Dec 1965 - 2 Feb 1967 | Ángel Enríquez Larrondo | Governors-general |
| 18 Feb 1967 - 4 Mar 1971 | José María Pérez de Lema Tejero | Governors-general |
| 4 Mar 1971 - 6 Jun 1974 | Fernando de Santiago y Díaz de Mendivil (b. 1910 - d. 1994) | Governors-general |
| 6 Jun 1974 - 6 Feb 1976 | Federico Gómez de Salazar | Governors-general |
| 6 Feb 1976 - 26 Feb 1976 | Rafael de Valdés Iglesias | Governors-general |
| 29 Feb 1976 - 9 Jun 1976 | El Wali Mustafa Sayed | Chairmen of the Revolutionary Council |
| 10 Jun 1976 - 30 Aug 1976 | Mahfoud Ali Beiba (acting) | Chairmen of the Revolutionary Council |
| 30 Aug 1976 - 16 Oct 1982 | Mohamed Abdelaziz | Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council |
| 16 Oct 1982 - | Mohamed Abdelaziz | President |
| 5 Mar 1976 - 4 Nov 1982 | Mohamed Lamine Ould Ahmed | Prime ministers |
| 4 Nov 1982 - 18 Dec 1985 | Mahfoud Ali Beiba (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 18 Dec 1985 - 16 Aug 1988 | Mohamed Lamine Ould Ahmed | Prime ministers |
| 16 Aug 1988 - 18 Sep 1993 | Mahfoud Ali Beiba (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 19 Sep 1993 - 8 Sep 1995 | Bouchraya Beyoun (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 8 Sep 1995 - 10 Feb 1999 | Mahfoud Ali Beiba (3rd time) | Prime ministers |
| 10 Feb 1999 - 29 Oct 2003 | Bouchraya Beyoun (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 29 Oct 2003 - | Abdelkader Taleb Oumar | Prime ministers |