After studying in Cesti, Senegal, Sarr trained as a teacher before working in insurance. He became politically active in 1972, being a co-founder member of the Mauritanian Workers Party. Increasingly active as a journalist, he appeared regularly on radio and television. In 1983 he was a co-founder of the African Liberation Forces of Mauritania (FLAM; Force pour la Liberation Africaine de Mauritanie), and in 1986 he was a communication specialist with FLAM when they published the second edition of the Manifesto of the oppressed black Mauritanian. Following this anti-racist publication, which highlighted racial practices by the Mauritanian Government, many black leaders were arrested and thrown to jail. Ibrahima Sarr was sentenced to four years in jail.
In 1989, after being released from jail, Sarr resigned from FLAM and ceased his political activities until the democratization process was started in 1992 by PresidentOuld Taya. Sarr then joined the Popular Progressive Alliance (APP) under Messaoud Ould Boulkheir, becoming a leading member of the party. He later left the APP.[2]
Sarr stood in the March 2007 presidential election on an anti-racist platform. In order to facilitate his candidacy, he founded the "Movement for National Reconciliation", although he stood as an independent. Claiming that "I am the candidate of the oppressed", he called for equal rights for Pulaar, Soninké and Wolof people alongside Moors, and the return of Mauritanian refugees from Senegal. Sarr came in fifth place with 7.95% of the vote in the election,[3] and he backed Ahmed Ould Daddah for the second round.[4]
Sarr's Movement for National Reconciliation subsequently merged with the Alliance for Justice and Democracy (AJD), and at an extraordinary congress to ratify the merger on August 18–19, Sarr was elected as the leader of the new party, the AJD/MR.[2]
Sarr said on May 10, 2008 that the AJD/MR would not participate in the government of Prime Minister Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef due to policy differences.[5]
Following the August 2008 military coup, Sarr and the AJD/MR expressed support for the military junta, and Sarr announced on April 11, 2009, that he would be a candidate in the controversial June 2009 presidential election, which was being organized by the junta and which opposition parties were planning to boycott. Sarr said that "the conditions are there for a free poll" and that Mauritania did not have democracy under Abdallahi's presidency.[6] The Constitutional Court approved four candidacies, including Sarr's, on April 28.[7]
^ abBirome Guèye, "IBRAHIMA SARR, LEADER DE l’AJD/MR : En quête d’ouverture", Africanglobalnews.com, August 24, 2007 (in French).
^"Le conseil constitutionnel proclame les résultats du premier tour de l'élection présidentielles du 11 mars 2007"[permanent dead link], Agence Mauritanienne d'Information, March 15, 2007 (in French).
^"Mauritania : Ould Daddah gets support of fifth place holder for presidential runoff"[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, March 20, 2007.
^"L'AJD/MR annonce qu'il ne participera au nouveau gouvernement" 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine, AMI, May 10, 2008 (in French).
^"Pro-coup leader to stand in Mauritania presidential poll", AFP, 11 April 2009.
^"Four cleared to run in Mauritania presidential poll", AFP, 29 April 2009.
"Ibrahima SARR, candidat indépendant : 'Ma candidature est celle des opprimés'", Walfadjri (in French)
"Ibrahima Sarr, BBCAfrique.com (in French)
External links
. The African Liberation Forces of Mauritania. Nouakchott. April 1986. Archived from the original on 20 April 2008.
Official Webpage of FLAM
January 06, 2023
ibrahima, sarr, ibrahima, moctar, sarr, arabic, إبراهيما, مختار, صار, serer, ibrahema, muktar, saar, born, 1949, mauritanian, journalist, politician, serer, patrilineage, saar, sarr, running, independent, placed, fifth, march, 2007, presidential, election, bee. Ibrahima Moctar Sarr Arabic إبراهيما مختار صار Serer Ibrahema Muktar Saar born 1949 is a Mauritanian journalist and politician of the Serer patrilineage Saar or Sarr 1 Running as an independent he placed fifth in the March 2007 presidential election and he has been the President of the Alliance for Justice and Democracy Movement for Renewal AJD MR since August 2007 Ibrahima Moctar Sarrإبراهيما مختار صارPresident of the AJD MRIncumbentAssumed office August 2007Leader of the FLAMIn office November 1983 1989Personal detailsBorn1949 age 73 74 Boghe Colony of MauritaniaPolitical partyAJD MR 2007 present Other politicalaffiliationsFLAM 1983 1989 Mauritanian Workers PartyOccupationJournalist PoliticianAfter studying in Cesti Senegal Sarr trained as a teacher before working in insurance He became politically active in 1972 being a co founder member of the Mauritanian Workers Party Increasingly active as a journalist he appeared regularly on radio and television In 1983 he was a co founder of the African Liberation Forces of Mauritania FLAM Force pour la Liberation Africaine de Mauritanie and in 1986 he was a communication specialist with FLAM when they published the second edition of the Manifesto of the oppressed black Mauritanian Following this anti racist publication which highlighted racial practices by the Mauritanian Government many black leaders were arrested and thrown to jail Ibrahima Sarr was sentenced to four years in jail In 1989 after being released from jail Sarr resigned from FLAM and ceased his political activities until the democratization process was started in 1992 by President Ould Taya Sarr then joined the Popular Progressive Alliance APP under Messaoud Ould Boulkheir becoming a leading member of the party He later left the APP 2 Sarr stood in the March 2007 presidential election on an anti racist platform In order to facilitate his candidacy he founded the Movement for National Reconciliation although he stood as an independent Claiming that I am the candidate of the oppressed he called for equal rights for Pulaar Soninke and Wolof people alongside Moors and the return of Mauritanian refugees from Senegal Sarr came in fifth place with 7 95 of the vote in the election 3 and he backed Ahmed Ould Daddah for the second round 4 Sarr s Movement for National Reconciliation subsequently merged with the Alliance for Justice and Democracy AJD and at an extraordinary congress to ratify the merger on August 18 19 Sarr was elected as the leader of the new party the AJD MR 2 Sarr said on May 10 2008 that the AJD MR would not participate in the government of Prime Minister Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef due to policy differences 5 Following the August 2008 military coup Sarr and the AJD MR expressed support for the military junta and Sarr announced on April 11 2009 that he would be a candidate in the controversial June 2009 presidential election which was being organized by the junta and which opposition parties were planning to boycott Sarr said that the conditions are there for a free poll and that Mauritania did not have democracy under Abdallahi s presidency 6 The Constitutional Court approved four candidacies including Sarr s on April 28 7 Mauritania portalReferences Edit Mwakikagile Godfrey The Gambia and Its People Ethnic Identities and Cultural Integration in Africa p 141 New Africa Press 2010 ISBN 9789987160235 1 a b Birome Gueye IBRAHIMA SARR LEADER DE l AJD MR En quete d ouverture Africanglobalnews com August 24 2007 in French Le conseil constitutionnel proclame les resultats du premier tour de l election presidentielles du 11 mars 2007 permanent dead link Agence Mauritanienne d Information March 15 2007 in French Mauritania Ould Daddah gets support of fifth place holder for presidential runoff permanent dead link African Press Agency March 20 2007 L AJD MR annonce qu il ne participera au nouveau gouvernement Archived 2008 05 14 at the Wayback Machine AMI May 10 2008 in French Pro coup leader to stand in Mauritania presidential poll AFP 11 April 2009 Four cleared to run in Mauritania presidential poll AFP 29 April 2009 Ibrahima SARR candidat independant Ma candidature est celle des opprimes Walfadjri in French Ibrahima Sarr BBCAfrique com in French External links Edit The Manifesto of the oppressed Negro Mauritanian The African Liberation Forces of Mauritania Nouakchott April 1986 Archived from the original on 20 April 2008 Official Webpage of FLAM Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ibrahima Sarr amp oldid 1044935647, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
