List of heads of state of Mauritania
President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania | |
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Residence | Presidential Palace, Nouakchott |
Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
Inaugural holder | Moktar Ould Daddah |
Formation | 20 August 1961 |
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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 eight 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 Abdel Aziz, since 5 August 2009.
Titles
- 1960–1961: Acting Head of State
- 1961–1978: President of the 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 Republic
- 2005–2007: Chairman of the Military Council for Justice and Democracy
- 2007–2008: President of the Republic
- 2008–2009: President of the High Council of State
- 2009–present: President of the Republic
Key
- Political parties
- Other factions
- Status
- Acting President
List
№ | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Tenure | Elected | Political affiliation | Prime Minister(s) | ||
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Took office | Left office | |||||||
1 | Moktar Ould Daddah (1924–2003) |
28 November 1960 | 10 July 1978 (deposed.) |
1961 1966 1971 1976 |
PRM / PPM | Himself | ||
2 | Mustafa Ould Salek (1936–2012) |
10 July 1978 | 3 June 1979 (resigned.) |
– | Military | Bouceif Sidi Haidalla | ||
3 | Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943–) |
3 June 1979 | 4 January 1980 (deposed.) |
– | Military | Haidalla | ||
4 | Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla (1940–) |
4 January 1980 | 12 December 1984 (deposed.) |
– | Military | Himself Bneijara Taya Himself | ||
5 | Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (1941–) |
12 December 1984 | 3 August 2005 (deposed.) |
1992 1997 2003 |
Military / PRDS |
Himself Boubacar Khouna Guig Khouna M'Bareck | ||
6 | Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (1953–2017) |
3 August 2005 | 19 April 2007 | – | Military (Sûreté Nationale) |
Boubacar | ||
7 | Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (1938–) |
19 April 2007 | 6 August 2008 (deposed.) |
2007 | Independent | Zeidane Waghef | ||
8 | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (1956–) |
6 August 2008 | 15 April 2009 | – | Military | Laghdaf | ||
– | Ba Mamadou Mbaré (1946–2013)[1] |
15 April 2009 | 5 August 2009 | – | Independent | Laghdaf | ||
(8) | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (1956–) |
5 August 2009 | Incumbent | 2009 2014 |
UPR | Laghdaf Hademine | ||
Latest election
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz | Union for the Republic | 577,995 | 81.89 |
Biram Dah Abeid | Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement | 61,218 | 8.67 |
Boïdiel Ould Houmeit | El Wiam | 31,773 | 4.50 |
Ibrahima Moctar Sarr | Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal | 31,368 | 4.44 |
Laila Maryam Mint Moulaye Idriss | Independent | 3,434 | 0.49 |
Invalid/blank votes | 44,077 | – | |
Total | 749,865 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 1,328,168 | 56.46 | |
Source: CENI |
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Simultaneously served as the President of the Senate. The first black leader of Mauritania
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