List of heads of state of Mauritania

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Summary of the 11 March and 25 March 2007 Mauritanian presidential election results
Candidates – Parties 1st round 2nd round
Votes % Votes %
Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi 183,726 24.80 373,520 52.85
Ahmed Ould Daddah – Rally of Democratic Forces 153,252 20.69 333,185 47.15
Zeine Ould Zeidane 113,182 15.28
Messaoud Ould Boulkheir – Popular Alliance for Progress 72,493 9.79
Ibrahima Moctar Sarr 58,878 7.95
Saleh Ould Hanenna – Mauritanian Party of Union and Change 56,700 7.65
Mohamed Ould Maouloud – Union of the Forces of Progress 30,254 4.08
Dahane Ould Ahmed Mahmoud 15,326 2.07
Mohamed Ould Cheikhna 14,200 1.92
Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla 12,813 1.73
Ethmane Ould Cheikh Ebi El Maali 10,868 1.47
Ba Mamadou Alassane – Party for Liberty, Equality and Justice 4,076 0.55
Mohamed Ahmed Ould Baba Ahmed Ould Salihi 2,779 0.38
Moulaye El Hacen Ould Jeid – Mauritanian Party for Renewal and Concord 2,535 0.34
Chbih Ould Cheikh Malainine 2,111 0.28
Rajel dit Rachid Moustapha – Mauritanian Party for Renewal 1,977 0.27
Sidi Ould Isselmou Ould Mohamed Ahid 1,784 0.24
Isselmou Ould El Moustapha – Party of Democratic Convergence 1,779 0.24
Mohamed Ould Mohamed El Moctar Ould Tomi 1,465 0.20
Mohamed Ould Ghoulam Ould Sidaty 652 0.09
Total valid votes 740,850 100.0 706,705 100.00
Total valid poll(turnout 70.2 %/67.4 ) 794,979 764,045
Sources: African Elections, African Press Agency

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(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Term Incumbent Affiliation Notes
28 November 1960 to 20 August 1961 Moktar Ould Daddah, acting Head of State PRM/PPM
20 August 1961 to 10 July 1978 Moktar Ould Daddah, Head of State
10 July 1978 to 20 March 1979 Moktar Ould Daddah, Chairman of the Military Committee for National Recovery Mil
20 March 1979 to 6 April 1979 Moktar Ould Daddah, Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Recovery
6 April 1979 to 3 June 1979 Mustafa Ould Salek, Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation Mil
3 June 1979 to 4 January 1980 Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly, Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation Mil
4 January 1980 to 12 December 1984 Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation Mil
12 December 1984 to 18 April 1992 Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation Mil
18 April 1992 to 3 August 2005 Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President PRDS
3 August 2005 to 19 April 2007 Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, Chairman of the Military Council for Justice and Democracy Mil
19 April 2007 to present Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, President n-p

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PPM Partie des Personnes de Mauritanian
     (Mauritanian People's Party)   to 1961 PRM - authoritarian
PRDS Parti Républicain Démocratique et Social
     (Social and Democratic Republican Party)   authoritarian
PRM Parti Rassemblement Mauritian
     (Mauritanian Gathering Party)   1958-1961 PPM
UPM Union Progressive Mauritanian
     (Mauritanian Progressive Union)   from 1958 PRM
ADIL National Pact for Democracy and Development
Mil Military
n-p non-partisan
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