List of heads of state 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.
President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania رئيس الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية Président la République islamique de Mauritanie | |
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Residence | Presidential Palace, Nouakchott |
Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
Inaugural holder | Moktar Ould Daddah |
Formation | 20 August 1961 |
Salary | 800,000 USD annually[1][2] |
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Mauritania |
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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 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 Council of State
- 2009–present: President of the Islamic Republic
Key
- Political parties
- Other factions
- Status
- Acting President
List of officeholders
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | Prime minister(s) | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Moktar Ould Daddah (1924–2003) |
1961 1966 1971 1976 |
28 November 1960 | 10 July 1978 (deposed.) |
17 years, 224 days | PRM / PPM | Himself | |
2 | Mustafa Ould Salek (1936–2012) |
— | 10 July 1978 | 3 June 1979 (resigned.) |
328 days | Military | Bouceif Sidi Haidalla | |
3 | Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943–2019) |
— | 3 June 1979 | 4 January 1980 (deposed.) |
215 days | Military | Haidalla | |
4 | Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla (1940–) |
— | 4 January 1980 | 12 December 1984 (deposed.) |
4 years, 343 days | Military | Himself Bneijara Taya Himself | |
5 | Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (1941–) |
1992 1997 2003 |
12 December 1984 | 3 August 2005 (deposed.) |
20 years, 234 days | Military / PRDS |
Himself Boubacar Khouna Guig Khouna M'Bareck | |
6 | Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (1953–2017) |
— | 3 August 2005 | 19 April 2007 | 1 year, 259 days | Military (Sûreté Nationale) |
Boubacar | |
7 | Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (1938–2020) |
2007 | 19 April 2007 | 6 August 2008 (deposed.) |
1 year, 109 days | Independent | Zeidane Waghef | |
8 | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (1956–) |
— | 6 August 2008 | 15 April 2009 | 252 days | Military | Laghdaf | |
– | Ba Mamadou Mbaré (1946–2013)[lower-alpha 1] |
— | 15 April 2009 | 5 August 2009 | 112 days | Independent | Laghdaf | |
(8) | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (1956–) |
2009 2014 |
5 August 2009 | 1 August 2019 | 9 years, 361 days | UPR | Laghdaf Hademine Béchir | |
9 | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (1956–) |
2019 | 1 August 2019 | Incumbent | 1 year, 183 days | UPR | Béchir Sidiya Bilal | |
Latest election
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Mohamed Ould Ghazouani | Union for the Republic | 483,312 | 52.01 |
Biram Dah Abeid | Independent | 172,656 | 18.58 |
Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar | Independent | 166,058 | 17.87 |
Kane Hamidou Baba | Independent | 80,916 | 8.71 |
Mohamed Ould Mouloud | Rally of Democratic Forces | 22,695 | 2.44 |
Mohamed Lemine al-Mourtaji al-Wafi | Independent | 3,676 | 0.40 |
Invalid/blank votes | 38,284 | – | |
Total | 967,594 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 1,544,132 | 62.66 | |
Source: CENI |
See also
Notes
- Simultaneously served as the President of the Senate. The first black leader of Mauritania.
References
External links
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