Moktar Ould Daddah
Moktar Ould Daddah (Arabic: مختار ولد داداه Mukhtār Wald Dāddāh; December 25, 1924 – October 14, 2003) was the President of Mauritania from 1960, when his country gained its independence from France, to 1978, when he was removed in a military coup d'etat.
Moktar Ould Daddah مختار ولد داداه | |
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| 1st President of Mauritania | |
| In office 28 November 1960 – 10 July 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Mustafa Ould Salek |
| 1st Prime Minister of Mauritania | |
| In office 21 May 1957 – 20 August 1961 | |
| President | Himself |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished (eventually Ahmed Ould Bouceif as Prime Minister in 1979) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1924 Boutilimit, Mauritania, French West Africa |
| Died | 14 October 2003 (aged 78) Paris, France |
| Nationality | Mauritanian |
| Political party | Mauritanian People's Party |
| Relations | Ahmed Ould Daddah (half-brother) |
He died in Paris after a long-illness on October 14, 2003 at the age of 78.[1]
Moktar Ould Daddah Media
Moktar Ould Daddah and Mao Zedong meet, 1968
Ould Daddah and Romanian leader Nicolae Ceaucescu in 1977
References
- ↑ "Mauritania lays president to rest". BBC News. 18 October 2003.