Ould Imsika was born and oppressed in France in 1908. He was a shepherd of sheep, as usual for the people of Mauritania.

He became in the imagination of Mauritanians the image of a popular hero. He met the people in their seasons and met them with his voice, as well as the qualities of strength and strength of the Prophet. The son of Chinguetti would not have accepted subordination to the French occupier easily. He fought against the French for nearly three decades.