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Mohamedou Ould Slahi

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Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Arabic: محمدو ولد الصلاحي; born December 21, 1970) is a Mauritanian engineer who was detained at Guantánamo Bay detention camp without charge from 2002 until his release on October 27, 2016. Slahi traveled to Afghanistan in December 1990 "to support the mujahideen." Slahi trained in an al Qaeda camp and swore allegiance to the organization in March 1991. He returned to Germany soon after, but traveled back to Afghanistan for two months in early 1992. Slahi said that, after leaving Afghanistan the second time, he "severed all ties with ... Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Mohamedou Ould Slahi is the 270th most popular extremist, the 17th most popular biography from Mauritania and the most popular Mauritanian Extremist.

Mohamedou Ould Slahi is most famous for his memoir, "Guantánamo Diary," which details his experiences as a detainee at Guantanamo Bay, where he was held for 14 years without charge. His writings have garnered international attention for their insights into the treatment of prisoners and issues related to human rights.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Mohamedou Ould Slahi ranks 270 out of 283. Before him are Karla Homolka, Hamza bin Laden, Mohammed Bouyeri, Tohir Yoʻldosh, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, and Noordin Mohammad Top. After him are Moses Sithole, Wail al-Shehri, Atefeh Sahaaleh, Aliaskhab Kebekov, James Holmes, and Colin Pitchfork.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Mohamedou Ould Slahi ranks 615. Before him are Matt Gerald, Anja Kling, Carlos Amarilla, Jacco Eltingh, Paweł Nastula, and Holger Apfel. After him are Anja Garbarek, Heike Friedrich, Erik Spoelstra, Daniel Cosgrove, Noel Gugliemi, and Sascha Paeth.

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In Mauritania

Among people born in Mauritania, Mohamedou Ould Slahi ranks 17 out of 20. Before him are Malouma (1960), Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf (1957), Yahya Ould Hademine (1953), Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar (1957), Gerardo Miranda (1956), and Mokhtar Ould Djay (1973). After him are L'Malouma Saïd (null), Bessam (1987), Mamoudou Athie (1988), Adama Ba (1993), Dominique Da Sylva (1989), and Moctar Sidi El Hacen (1997).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Mauritania

Among extremists born in Mauritania, Mohamedou Ould Slahi ranks 1. 

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