Moktar Ould Daddah, the difficult national unity (3 & 4)

November 28, 1960. Independence of Mauritania.

Moktar Ould Daddah.

(INA)

By: Alain Foka

1 min

Just like the Senegalese Léopold Sédar Senghor, the Cameroonian Ahmadou Ahidjo or even Félix Houphouët-Boigny for Côte d'Ivoire, Moktar Ould Daddah (1924-2003) belongs to the generation of political leaders resulting from decolonization in Africa.

He had a decisive role in the birth of the Republic of Mauritania which he will lead for 17 years, from 1961 to 1978.

  • History

  • Mauritania

  • Morocco

  • Western Sahara

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