List of heads of state of Mauritania

President of the
Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Incumbent
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

since 5 August 2009
Residence Presidential Palace, Nouakchott
Term length 5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder Moktar Ould Daddah
Formation 20 August 1961
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The following is a list of heads of state of Mauritania, since the country gained independence from France in 1960.

List of Heads of State of Mauritania

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes
Islamic Republic of MauritaniaIndependence from France
(République Islamique de Mauritanie)
28 November 1960 to 20 August 1961Moktar Ould Daddah, acting Head of StatePRM/PPM
20 August 1961 to 10 July 1978Moktar Ould Daddah, PresidentDeposed in a coup d'état
10 July 1978 to 20 March 1979 Mustafa Ould Salek, Chairman of the Military Committee for National RecoveryMil
20 March 1979 to 6 April 1979Mustafa Ould Salek, Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Recovery
6 April 1979 to 3 June 1979Mustafa Ould Salek, Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National SalvationReduced to a figurehead after a coup d'état; Resigned
3 June 1979 to 4 January 1980 Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly, Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National SalvationMilDeposed in a coup d'état
4 January 1980 to 12 December 1984Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National SalvationMilDeposed in a coup d'état
12 December 1984 to 18 April 1992Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National SalvationMil
18 April 1992 to 3 August 2005Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, PresidentPRDSDeposed in a coup d'état
3 August 2005 to 19 April 2007 Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, Chairman of the Military Council for Justice and DemocracyMilStep down after the 2007 presidential election
19 April 2007 to 6 August 2008Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, Presidentn-pDeposed in a coup d'état
6 August 2008 to 15 April 2009Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of the High Council of StateMil1st Term; Resigned in order to stand as a candidate in the 2009 presidential election
15 April 2009 to 5 August 2009 Ba Mamadou Mbaré, Acting Presidentn-pPresident of the Senate. The first black leader of Mauritania
5 August 2009 to PresentMohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, PresidentUPR2nd Term

Affiliations

PPMPartie des Personnes de Mauritanian
     (Mauritanian People's Party)   to 1961 PRM - authoritarian
PRDSParti Républicain Démocratique et Social
     (Social and Democratic Republican Party)   authoritarian
PRMParti de Rassemblement Mauritian
     (Mauritanian Regroupment Party)   1958-1961 PPM
UPMUnion Progressive Mauritanian
     (Mauritanian Progressive Union)   from 1958 PRM
ADILNational Pact for Democracy and Development
UPRUnion for the Republic
MilMilitary
n-pnon-partisan

Latest election

Candidate Party Votes %
Mohamed Ould Abdel AzizUnion for the Republic577,99581.89
Biram Dah AbeidInitiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement61,2188.67
Boïdiel Ould HoumeitEl Wiam31,7734.50
Ibrahima Moctar SarrAlliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal31,3684.44
Laila Maryam Mint Moulaye IdrissIndependent3,4340.49
Invalid/blank votes44,077
Total749,865100
Registered voters/turnout1,328,16856.46
Source: CENI

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