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Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya

1941 - Today

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Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Ould Taya (born 28 November 1941) is a Mauritanian military officer and politician who served as the President of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005. He also served as the fifth Prime minister of Mauritania from 1981 to 1992 except for a brief period in 1984. Born in Atar, French West Africa, Ould Taya studied at Franco-Arab school and then French military school. He participated in the Western Sahara War against the Polisario Front. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is the 5,048th most popular politician (up from 8,334th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Mauritania (up from 5th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Mauritanian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya ranks 5,048 out of 19,576. Before him are Fabia Eudokia, Gogukcheon of Goguryeo, Peter I, Duke of Bourbon, Wim Duisenberg, Guillaume de Nogaret, and Joseph Süß Oppenheimer. After him are Issa Hayatou, Emperor Kōnin, Sophia Eleonore of Saxony, Khaankhre Sobekhotep, Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, and Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya ranks 116. Before him are Carlo Maria Viganò, Roy Harper, Claudine Auger, Mircea Snegur, Martha Stewart, and Neil Diamond. After him are Ann-Margret, Florinda Bolkan, Graham Chapman, Jacqueline Boyer, Abdelkader Bensalah, and Louis Ignarro.

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In Mauritania

Among people born in Mauritania, Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya ranks 3 out of 20. Before him are Moktar Ould Daddah (1924), and Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (1956). After him are Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (1956), Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (1938), Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943), Mustafa Ould Salek (1936), Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (1953), Abderrahmane Sissako (1961), Mohamed Ould Bilal (1963), Malouma (1960), and Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf (1957).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mauritania

Among politicians born in Mauritania, Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya ranks 3. Before him are Moktar Ould Daddah (1924), and Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (1956). After him are Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (1956), Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (1938), Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943), Mustafa Ould Salek (1936), Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (1953), Mohamed Ould Bilal (1963), Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf (1957), Yahya Ould Hademine (1953), and Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar (1957).

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