List of heads of state of Mauritania
President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania | |
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Official seat | Presidential Palace in Nouakchott |
Term of office | 5 years (re-election possible once) |
Creation of office | November 28, 1960 |
Last choice | June 22, 2019 |
This is a list of the heads of state of Mauritania since the country gained independence .
List of incumbents
No. | image | Name (life data) |
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Moktar Ould Daddah (1924-2003) |
Head of state | November 28, 1960 | September 25, 1961 | PRM / PPM |
1. | president | September 25, 1961 | July 10, 1978 (discontinued) |
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Mustafa Ould Salek (1936-2012) |
President of the Military Committee for National Recovery | July 10, 1978 | March 20, 1979 | military |
President of the Military Committee for National Convalescence and Head of State | March 20, 1979 | April 6, 1979 | ||||
President of the Military Committee for National Rescue and Head of State | April 6, 1979 | 3rd June 1979 | ||||
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Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (* 1943) |
President of the Military Committee for National Rescue and Head of State | 3rd June 1979 | January 4, 1980 (discontinued) |
military |
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Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla (* 1940) |
President of the Military Committee for National Rescue and Head of State | 4th January 1980 | December 12, 1984 (discontinued) |
military |
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Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (* 1941) |
President of the Military Committee for National Rescue and Head of State | December 12, 1984 | April 18, 1992 | military |
2. | president | April 18, 1992 | August 3, 2005 (discontinued) |
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Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (* 1953) |
Chairman of the Military Council for Justice and Democracy | August 3, 2005 | April 19, 2007 | military |
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Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (* 1938) |
president | April 19, 2007 | August 6, 2008 (discontinued) |
independent |
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Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (* 1956) |
President of the High Council of State | August 6, 2008 | April 15, 2009 | military |
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Ba Mamadou Mbaré (1946-2013) |
Interim president | April 15, 2009 | August 5, 2009 | independent |
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Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (* 1956) |
president | August 5, 2009 | August 1, 2019 | UPR |
5. |
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (* 1956) |
president | August 1, 2019 | officiating | UPR |
See also
Web links
- List of heads of state and government of Mauritania World Statesmen.org (English)