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Moktar Ould Daddah

1924 - 2003

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Moktar Ould Daddah (Arabic: مختار ولد داداه, romanized: Mukhtār Wald Dāddāh; December 25, 1924 – October 14, 2003) was a Mauritanian politician who served as the country's first President after it gained its independence from France. Moktar served as the country's first Prime Minister from 1957 to 1961 and as its first President of Mauritania, a position he held for 18 years until he was deposed in a military coup d'etat in 1978. He established an authoritarian one-party state, with his Mauritanian People's Party being the sole legal political entity in the country, and followed a policy of "Islamic socialism" with many nationalizations of private businesses. In his memoirs, Moktar expressed concern that the issue of slavery in Mauritania could lead to armed conflict that would ultimately destroy the country. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Moktar Ould Daddah is the 4,843rd most popular politician (up from 4,851st in 2019), the most popular biography from Mauritania and the most popular Mauritanian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Moktar Ould Daddah ranks 4,843 out of 19,576. Before him are Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Karl von Habsburg, Alexander Stubb, Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Theramenes, and Tomiichi Murayama. After him are John I, Duke of Brabant, Henry I of Castile, John Rabe, Sancho I of Pamplona, Alexander I of Epirus, and Julia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Moktar Ould Daddah ranks 76. Before him are André Franquin, Rosamunde Pilcher, Antoni Ramallets, John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, Girma Wolde-Giorgis, and Tomiichi Murayama. After him are Black Dahlia, Torsten Wiesel, Ephraim Kishon, Sabu Dastagir, David Bronstein, and Kenneth Waltz. Among people deceased in 2003, Moktar Ould Daddah ranks 55. Before him are Roberto Bolaño, Eizo Yuguchi, Franco Corelli, Monique Wittig, Tadao Horie, and Diana Mosley. After him are William C. McCool, Rasul Gamzatov, John Schlesinger, André Claveau, June Carter Cash, and László Papp.

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In Mauritania

Among people born in Mauritania, Moktar Ould Daddah ranks 1 out of 20. After him are Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (1956), Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (1941), 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, Moktar Ould Daddah ranks 1. After him are Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (1956), Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (1941), 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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