List of heads of state of Mauritania facts for kids
Quick facts for kids President of theIslamic Republic of Mauritania |
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| Residence | Presidential Palace |
| Seat | Nouakchott |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Moktar Ould Daddah |
| Formation | 20 August 1961 |
| Salary | 300,000 USD annually |
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 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 President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, since 1 August 2019.
Term limits
As of 2024, 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.
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
List of officeholders
- Political parties
Mauritanian Regroupment Party (PRM) Mauritanian People's Party (PPM) Democratic and Social Republican Party (PRDS) Union for the Republic (UPR) El Insaf
- Other factions
Military Independent
- Status
Acting President
| 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 in a coup) |
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 |
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Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943–2019) |
— | 3 June 1979 | 4 January 1980 (Deposed in a coup) |
215 days | Military | Haidalla |
| 4 |  |
Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla (born 1940) |
— | 4 January 1980 | 12 December 1984 (Deposed in a coup) |
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 in a coup) |
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 in a coup) |
1 year, 109 days | Independent | Zeidane Waghef |
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Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (born 1956) |
— | 6 August 2008 | 15 April 2009 | 252 days | Military | Laghdaf |
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Ba Mamadou Mbaré (1946–2013) |
— | 15 April 2009 | 5 August 2009 | 112 days | Independent | Laghdaf |
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Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (born 1956) |
2009 2014 |
5 August 2009 | 1 August 2019 | 9 years, 361 days | UPR | Laghdaf Hademine Béchir |
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Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (born 1956) |
2019 2024 |
1 August 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 185 days | UPR | Béchir Sidiya Bilal Djay |
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Timeline
Latest election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Mohamed Cheikh Ghazouani | El Insaf | 554,956 | 56.12 | |
| Biram Dah Abeid | Democratic Alternation Pole | 218,546 | 22.10 | |
| Hamadi Sid’El Moctar Mohamed Abdi | National Rally for Reform and Development | 126,340 | 12.78 | |
| El Id Mohameden M’Bareck | Republican Front for Unity and Democracy | 35,288 | 3.57 | |
| Mamadou Bocar Ba | Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal | 23,617 | 2.39 | |
| Outouma Antoine Souleimane Soumaré | Independent | 20,360 | 2.06 | |
| Mohamed Lemine El Mourteji El Wavi | Independent | 9,722 | 0.98 | |
| Total | 988,829 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 988,829 | 92.05 | ||
| Invalid votes | 53,787 | 5.01 | ||
| Blank votes | 31,608 | 2.94 | ||
| Total votes | 1,074,224 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,939,344 | 55.39 | ||
| Source: National Independent Election Commission | ||||
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Presidentes de Mauritania para niños
- Politics of Mauritania
- List of prime ministers of Mauritania
- List of colonial governors of Mauritania
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