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Union For Democracy And Progress
The Union for Democracy and Progress (, UDP; ar, الاتحاد للديمقراطية والتقدم) is a political party in Mauritania. The UDP is led by Naha Mint Mouknass,"Mauritanie: L'UDP affirme son indépendance" Panapress (afriquenligne.fr), 1 March 2008 . and as of early 2008 it is the only political party in Mauritania that is headed by a woman. History It was founded on 11 June by |
Naha Mint Mouknass
Naha bint Mouknass ( ar, الناهة بنت مكناس; born March 10, 1969) is a Mauritanian politician. She was the former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mauritania, serving in this capacity between 2009 and 2011. Early life and education Bint Mouknass was born in 1969 in Nouakchott, the daughter of Hamdi Ould Mouknass, who served as Foreign Minister under Moktar Ould Daddah. Her family belongs to the El-Gor warrior tribe from the Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region. She attended the Superior Institute of Management in Paris, graduating in 1995. Career Following her graduation she returned to Nouakchott to work for the Coca-Cola Company. In 2000 she became the President of the Union for Democracy and Progress. She later became an Advisor to President Maaouya Ould Taya, serving in such a capacity between 2000 and 2001. Following this she was appointed Minister Advisor to the Presidency, serving from 2001 to the military ouster of President Ould Taya in August 2005. Mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauritanian Parliamentary Election, 2006
Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 19 November, with a second round 3 December 2006. At least 28 political parties competed to comprise the lower house of parliament, the National Assembly; Islamist parties were banned, but many Islamists ran as independent candidates. 95 seats in the National Assembly were at stake in the election, along with over 200 local councils."Opposition leads Mauritania race" BBC News, November 23, 2006. About 600 independent candidates ran in the election, many of whom were grouped into the (RNI). Many members of the RNI were formerly members of the |
Political Parties In Mauritania
This article lists political parties in Mauritania. After the independence of the country in 1960, president Moktar Ould Daddah merged his Mauritanian Regroupment Party with other opposition parties to form the Mauritanian People's Party (PPM), which ruled the country as the sole legal party from 1961 to 1978. Following the July 1978 coup led by Mustafa Ould Salek, the party was abolished and banned and Mauritania's civilian leadership was replaced with military rule until president Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya established the Democratic and Social Republican Party (PRDS) in 1992. Opposition political parties were allowed, but had no real chance of gaining power. After the 2005 coup d'état, a transitional military junta was established, which liberalised the political arena, leading to an open and plural political system for the first time in the country's history. The junta organised a constitutional referendum that established term limits to then organise the 2006 parliamenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya ( ar, معاوية ولد سيد أحمد الطايع, Ma‘āwiyah wuld Sīdi Aḥmad aṭ-Ṭāya‘ / Mu'awiya walad Sayyidi Ahmad Taya; born 28 November 1941) is a Mauritanian military officer who served as the President of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005. Having come to power through a bloodless military coup, he was ousted by a military coup himself in 2005. Prior to his presidency, he was the 5th Prime Minister of Mauritania between 1981 to 1992 (except for a brief period in 1984). Early years Born in the town of Atar (Adrar Region), Ould Taya attended a Franco-Arabic Primary School from 1949 to 1955. He then attended Rosso High School in southern Mauritania. After graduation, he attended a French military school in 1960 and graduated as an officer the next year. In 1975, he received strategic training at the French War Academy. In 1978, the Mauritanian army seized power and ousted President Moktar Ould Daddah, in an attempt to forestall govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. 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. 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 C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005
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Yahya Ahmed Ould El Waghef
Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef ( ar, يحيى ولد أحمد الواقف; born 1960 as Prime Minister, Agence Mauritanienne d'Information. Retrieved 6 July 2008 .) is a n politician. He was appointed as on 6 May 2008,"Mauritanie: démission du Premier ministre Zeine Ould Zeidane" AFP, 6 May 2008 . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauritanian Presidential Election, 2007
Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 11 March 2007."Mauritania vote 'free and fair'" '''', March 12, 2007. As no candidate received a majority of the votes, a second round was held on 25 March between the top two candidates, and . Abdallahi won the second round with about 53% of the vote and took office in April. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi
Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi ( ar, سيدي محمد ولد الشيخ عبد الله; 193822 November 2020) was a Mauritanian politician who was President of Mauritania from 2007 to 2008. He served in the government during the 1970s, and after a long period of absence from politics he won the March 2007 presidential election, taking office on 19 April 2007."Mauritania swears in new president" Al Jazeera, 19 April 2007. He was deposed in a military ''coup d'état'' on 6 August 2008. Early life and education Abdallahi was born in 1938 in the village of Lamden, near |
Mauritanian Senate Election, 2007
Indirect senatorial elections were held in Mauritania on 21 January 2007, with a second round on 4 February 2007.Results from the IPU "Les deux tiers du Sénat mauritanien pourvus au premier tour, dimanche" African Press Agency, January 22, 2007 . There are 56 seats in the Senate. The senators were elected by 3,688 municipal councillors, , Agence Mauritanienne d'Information, December 24, 2006 . except for three (who represent the Mauritanian diaspora) who were chosen by the elected senators. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senate Of Mauritania
The Senate was the upper house of Parliament in Mauritania from April 1992 to 2017. The Senate had 56 members, 53 members elected indirectly for a six-year term by municipal councillors with one third renewed every two years and 3 members elected by Mauritanians abroad. The Senate was an attempt to guarantee a minimum level of representation to every part of Mauritania, irrespective of population. The Senate had especially budgetary, financial and oversight powers. In 2017, the Senate was abolished as a result of a constitutional referendum; the last election was held in 2007. See also * List of presidents of the Senate of Mauritania References External links * 1992 establishments in Mauritania 2017 disestablishments in Mauritania Defunct upper houses Government of Mauritania Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauritanian Parliamentary Election, 2001
Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 19 and 26 October 2001. The result was a landslide victory for President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal, which took 64 of the 81 seats. Background Previous elections since the reintroduction of multi-party politics in the early 1990s has seen opposition boycotts due to accusations of the incumbent government rigging the results. However, a new computerised ID system was introduced before the 2001 elections, resulting in opposition parties contesting the elections. IPU Results References Elections in Mauritania |
