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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