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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 de la République Islamique de la Mauritanie | |
| Residence | Presidential Palace, Nouakchott |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Moktar Ould Daddah |
| Formation | 20 August 1961 |
| Salary | 300,000 USD annually[1][2] |
| Website | presidence |
A total of nine 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.[3][4]
Term limits edit
As of 2023, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Mauritania. The first president who adhered to the term limits was Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz in 2019.[5]
Titles edit
- 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
List of officeholders edit
- Political parties
Union for the Republic (UPR)
- Other factions
- Status
Acting President
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Political party | Prime minister(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)[a] | 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 (born 1940) | — | 4 January 1980 | 12 December 1984 (deposed) | 4 years, 343 days | Military | Himself Bneijara Taya Himself | |
| 5 | Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (born 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 (born 1956) | — | 6 August 2008 | 15 April 2009 | 252 days | Military | Laghdaf | |
| – | Ba Mamadou Mbaré (1946–2013)[b] | — | 15 April 2009 | 5 August 2009 | 112 days | Independent | Laghdaf | |
| (8) | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (born 1956) | 2009 2014 | 5 August 2009 | 1 August 2019 | 9 years, 361 days | UPR | Laghdaf Hademine Béchir | |
| 9 | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (born 1956) | 2019 | 1 August 2019 | Incumbent | 4 years, 88 days | UPR | Béchir Sidiya Bilal | |
| El Insaf[c] | ||||||||
Timeline edit
Latest election edit
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Ould Ghazouani | Union for the Republic | 483,007 | 52.00 | |
| Biram Dah Abeid | Independent | 172,649 | 18.59 | |
| Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar | Independent | 165,995 | 17.87 | |
| Kane Hamidou Baba | Independent | 80,777 | 8.70 | |
| Mohamed Ould Maouloud | Union of the Forces of Progress | 22,656 | 2.44 | |
| Mohamed Lemine al-Mourtaji al-Wafi | Independent | 3,688 | 0.40 | |
| Total | 928,772 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 928,772 | 96.04 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 38,300 | 3.96 | ||
| Total votes | 967,072 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,544,132 | 62.63 | ||
| Source: AMI | ||||
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Resigned in the aftermath of the 1979 coup d'état.[6]
- ^ Simultaneously served as the President of the Senate. The first black leader of Mauritania.
- ^ Founded in 2022.
References edit
- ^ "راتب الرئيس الموريتاني الشهري لايزال يعادل راتب رئيس الصين السنوي". 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Names and figures .. salaries of the heads of the world".
- ^ "Ghazouani sworn in as new Mauritanian president: CENI". www.aa.com.tr.
- ^ "Mauritania Constitutional Council Confirms Mohamed Ould Ghazouani as President". Voice of America.
- ^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
- ^ "Mauritanian President Resigns 11 Months After Coup". The New York Times. 4 June 1979. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
External links edit
- World Statesmen – Mauritania