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Abdallahi
Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi ( ar, سيدي محمد ولد الشيخ عبد الله; 193822 November 2020) was a Mauritanian politician who was President of Mauritania from 2007 to 2008. He served in the government during the 1970s, and after a long period of absence from politics he won the March 2007 presidential election, taking office on 19 April 2007."Mauritania swears in new president" Al Jazeera, 19 April 2007. He was deposed in a military ''coup d'état'' on 6 August 2008. Early life and education Abdallahi was born in 1938 in the village of Lamden, near[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Mauritanian Coup D'état
The 2008 Mauritanian coup d'état was a military coup that took place in Mauritania on August 6, 2008, when President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi was ousted from power by the Armed Forces of Mauritania, led by a group of high-ranking generals he had dismissed from office earlier that day. Background General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was one of the leading figures in the August 2005 coup that ended Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's 21 years in power. Aziz backed Abdallahi's candidacy in the subsequent March 2007 presidential election, which Abdallahi won. Abdallahi soon angered General Aziz and his supporters, however, by reaching out to Islamic hardliners, by freeing several suspected terrorists, and by using state funds to build a mosque on the grounds of the presidential palace. In May 2008, Abdallahi appointed 12 ministers who had been part of President Taya's former government, some of whom had been accused of corruption. This, together with the inclusion of members of opposit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Mauritanian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 11 March 2007."Mauritania vote 'free and fair'" '''', March 12, 2007. As no candidate received a majority of the votes, a second round was held on 25 March between the top two candidates, and Ahmed Ould Daddah. Abdallahi won the second round with about 53% of the vote and took office in April. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauritania
Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber languages, Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar language, Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof language, Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke language, Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية), is a sovereign country in West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to Mauritania–Western Sahara border, the north and northwest, Algeria to Algeria–Mauritania border, the northeast, Mali to Mali–Mauritania border, the east and southeast, and Senegal to Mauritania–Senegal border, the southwest. Mauritania is the 11th-largest country in Africa and the 28th-largest in the world, and 90% of its territory is situated in the Sahara. Most of its population of 4.4 million lives in the temperate south of the country, with roughly one-third concentrated in the Capital city, capital and largest city, Nouakchott, loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef
Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef ( ar, يحيى ولد أحمد الواقف; born 1960 as Prime Minister, Agence Mauritanienne d'Information. Retrieved 6 July 2008 .) is a Mauritanian politician. He was appointed as on 6 May 2008,"Mauritanie: démission du Premier ministre Zeine Ould Zeidane" AFP, 6 May 2008 . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz ( ar, محمد ولد عبد العزيز ''Muḥammad Wald 'Abd al-'Azīz''; born 20 December 1956) is a former Mauritanian politician who was the 8th President of Mauritania, in office from 2009 to 2019. A career soldier and high-ranking officer, he was a leading figure in the August 2005 coup that deposed President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, and in August 2008 he led another coup, which toppled President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi. Following the 2008 coup, Abdel Aziz became President of the High Council of State as part of what was described as a political transition leading to a new election."Le Haut Conseil d'Etat rend public un nouveau communiqué" , AMI, 7 August 2008 . He resigned from that post in April 2009 in order to stand as a candidate in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeine Ould Zeidane
Zeine Ould Zeidane ( ar, الزين ولد زيدان) (born 1966) Agence Mauritanienne d'Information, April 21, 2007 . is a Mauritanian and . He placed third as a candidate in the March 2007 presidential election, and he subsequently served as Prime Minister from April 2007 to May 2008. Biography Born in |
Ely Ould Mohamed Vall
Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall ( ar, إعلي ولد محمد فال ''I‘lī Wald Muḥammad Fāl''; 1953 – 5 May 2017) was a Mauritanian political and military figure. Following a coup d'état in August 2005, he served as the transitional military leader of Mauritania until 19 April 2007, when he relinquished power to an elected government. Life and career Born in Nouakchott in 1953, Vall was a long-time ally of President Maaouya Ould Taya, and participated in the December 1984 coup that brought Ould Taya himself to power. Prior to the 2005 coup, he had been director of the national police force, the '' Sûreté Nationale'', since 1987. On 3 August 2005, Ould Taya was ousted in a bloodless military coup while he was out of the country."Army seizes power to end "totalitarian regime"" IRIN, Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Mauritania
This is a list of heads of state of Mauritania since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. A total of nine people have served as head of state of Mauritania (not counting one Acting President). Additionally, one person, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has served on two non-consecutive occasions. The current head of state of Mauritania is the President of the Republic Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, since 1 August 2019. Titles * 1960–1961: Acting Head of State * 1961–1978: President of the Islamic Republic * 1978–1979: Chairman of the Military Committee for National Recovery * 1979: Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Recovery * 1979–1992: Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation * 1992–2005: President of the Islamic Republic * 2005–2007: Chairman of the Military Council for Justice and Democracy * 2007–2008: President of the Islamic Republic * 2008–2009: President of the High ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar
Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar ( ar, سيدي محمد ولد بوبكر; born 31 May 1957) Agence Mauritanienne d'Information . is a Mauritanian politician who was Prime Minister of Mauritania from 1992 to 1996 and again from 2005 to 2007. Life and career Born in Atar in 1957, Boubacar became regional treasurer in Nouadhibou in April 1983 and then technical adviser to the Minister of Finance and Trade in November 1983. In March 1984 he became Treasurer General of Mauritania. Subsequently, during the rule of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleg
Aleg is the capital of the Brakna Region, Mauritania. It is located at . Background The town includes the village of 'Elb Jmel, and the village of Lamden which is known as the birthplace of former President of Mauritania, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi ( ar, سيدي محمد ولد الشيخ عبد الله; 193822 November 2020) was a Mauritanian politician who was President of Mauritania from 2007 to 2008. He served in the government during the 19 .... References Regional capitals in Mauritania Communes of Brakna Region {{Mauritania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nouakchott
Nouakchott (; ; ar, نواكشوط; ber, label= Berber, italic=yes, Nwakcoṭ, originally derived from ber, label= Berber, italic=yes, Nawākšūṭ, "place of the winds") page 273. is the capital and largest city of Mauritania. It is one of the largest cities in the Sahel. The city also serves as the administrative and economic center of Mauritania. Nouakchott was a mid-sized village of little importance until 1958 when it was chosen as the capital of the nascent nation of Mauritania. At the time, it was designed and built to accommodate 15,000 people. However, beginning in the 1970s, a vast number of Mauritanians began moving to Nouakchott because environmental conditions in their home villages had become too harsh due to drought and increasing desertification. , the city had a population of just under a million people. Many of the newcomers settled in slum areas of the city that were poorly maintained and extremely overcrowded. However, more recently, the living conditions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
