Beiruk

Was a ancient country, nowadays in the south of Morocco, by Nomadic people as Tekna

Bordered: Morocco in the north, in the east with Tajakant (later 1895 with Reguibat), in the south with Sahrawis, and west to Atlantic ocean.

Bethween Cape Juby and Tarfaya

History

*In 1767 recognize Beiruk as an independent nation by Morocco
*In 1836 commercial relations with UK
*In 1839 commercial relations with France
*In 1844 commercial relations with Morocco
*In 1850 commercial relations with France
*In 1853 commercial relations with Canary Islands.
*In 1861 Morocco recognize to Spain, Beiruk as an independent nation
*In 1863 Morocco tried to conquest Beiruk nation, but failed
*In 1865 the Spanish explorer Gatell, travels around in Beiruk.
*In 1870, the British North West Africa Company established a trading post named Port Victoria. In the same year Gullimin spoke with Spain to try Spain recognize him as king of Tekna and Uad Sus.
*In 1879, Beiruk conceded to Donald Mackenzie the coast of Tarfaya between Cape Juby and Point Stafford.
*In 1880 the puest of Mackenzie was destroy
*In 1882 Morocco tried to conquer the Beiruk nation but failed.
*In 1888 Morocco tried to conquer the Beiruk nation yet again but failed once more.
*In 1895 The British North West Africa Company sold Port Victoria to the sultan of Morocco.
*In 1905 Spain and France recognize the country is not Morocco.
*In 1912, Spain negotiated with France
*In July 29 1916, Francisco Bens officially occupied Cape Juby.

Others
*Habib ben Beiruk.

Bethween 1867 and 1873 they captured some Spanisch sailors and they was rescue by 20,000 pesetas

In the diary Heraldo de Madrid denomined Rio de Oro, the zone.

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