List of Heads of State of Mauritania

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Islamic Republic of Mauritania Mauritania Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...	Independence from France
(République Islamique de Mauritanie Mauritania Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest... )
28 November 1960 to 20 August 1961		Moktar Ould Daddah Moktar Ould Daddah Moktar Ould Daddah was the President of Mauritania from 1960, when his country gained its independence from France, to 1978, when he was deposed in a military coup d'etat.- Background :... , acting Head of State	PRM/PPM
20 August 1961 to 10 July 1978		Moktar Ould Daddah Moktar Ould Daddah Moktar Ould Daddah was the President of Mauritania from 1960, when his country gained its independence from France, to 1978, when he was deposed in a military coup d'etat.- Background :... , President		Deposed in the 1978 coup d'etat
10 July 1978 to 20 March 1979		Mustafa Ould Salek Mustafa Ould Salek Col. Mustafa Ould Salek was the President of Mauritania from 1978 through 1979.Mustafa Ould Salek was appointed army commander by longtime President Mokhtar Ould Daddah in February, 1978, as the country faced dire economic crisis and was failing to contain the Polisario Front's Sahrawi guerrillas... , Chairman of the Military Committee for National Recovery Military Committee for National Recovery The Military Committee for National Recovery was a short-lived military government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania after the coup d'état that removed long-time President Mukthar Ould Daddah on July 10, 1978, until a second coup on April 6, 1979. It was headed by Col. Mustapha Ould Salek...	Mil
20 March 1979 to 6 April 1979		Mustafa Ould Salek Mustafa Ould Salek Col. Mustafa Ould Salek was the President of Mauritania from 1978 through 1979.Mustafa Ould Salek was appointed army commander by longtime President Mokhtar Ould Daddah in February, 1978, as the country faced dire economic crisis and was failing to contain the Polisario Front's Sahrawi guerrillas... , Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Recovery
6 April 1979 to 3 June 1979		Mustafa Ould Salek Mustafa Ould Salek Col. Mustafa Ould Salek was the President of Mauritania from 1978 through 1979.Mustafa Ould Salek was appointed army commander by longtime President Mokhtar Ould Daddah in February, 1978, as the country faced dire economic crisis and was failing to contain the Polisario Front's Sahrawi guerrillas... , Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation Military Committee for National Salvation The Military Committee for National Salvation was a military government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania that took power in 1979. It was installed by Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, Ahmed Ould Bouceif and fellow officers, in an internal regime/military coup d'état on April 6, 1979, removing Col...		Reduced to a figurehead after the 1979 coup d'etat; Resigned
3 June 1979 to 4 January 1980		Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly Lt. Col. Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly was the President of Mauritania and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation from 3 June 1979 to 4 January 1980.محمد-External links:... , Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation	Mil	Deposed in the 1980 coup d'etat
4 January 1980 to 12 December 1984		Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla Ret. Col. Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidallah was the head of state of Mauritania from 4 January 1980 to 12 December 1984... , Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation	Mil	Deposed in the 1984 coup d'etat
12 December 1984 to 18 April 1992		Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya , was Prime Minister of Mauritania from 1981 to 1984 and president from 1984 to 2005. He guided Mauritania from military rule to democracy, and took a pro-Western stance in foreign affairs... , Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation	Mil
18 April 1992 to 3 August 2005		Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya , was Prime Minister of Mauritania from 1981 to 1984 and president from 1984 to 2005. He guided Mauritania from military rule to democracy, and took a pro-Western stance in foreign affairs... , President	PRDS	Deposed in the 2005 coup d'etat 2005 Mauritanian coup d'état The 2005 Mauritanian coup d'état took place on 3 August 2005. The long-serving dictator Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya was ousted by the military of Mauritania and replaced by the Military Council for Justice and Democracy while Taya was in Saudi Arabia attending the funeral of King Fahd bin Abdul...
3 August 2005 to 19 April 2007		Ely Ould Mohamed Vall Ely Ould Mohamed Vall Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall is a political and military figure in Mauritania. He served as the transitional military leader of Mauritania following a coup d'état in August 2005 until 19 April 2007, when he relinquished power to an elected government.... , Chairman of the Military Council for Justice and Democracy Military Council for Justice and Democracy The Military Council for Justice and Democracy was the supreme political body of Mauritania. It served as the country's interim government following the coup d'etat which ousted the President, Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya on 3 August 2005. It was led by the former director of the national police...	Mil	Step down after the 2007 presidential election Mauritanian presidential election, 2007 A Mauritanian presidential election occurred on 11 March 2007. Since no candidate received a majority of the votes, a second round was held on 25 March between the top two candidates, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi and Ahmed Ould Daddah...
19 April 2007 to 6 August 2008		Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi is a Mauritanian politician. He served in the government during the 1970s, and after a long period of absence from politics he won the March 2007 presidential election, taking office on 19 April 2007... , President	n-p	Deposed in the 2008 coup d'etat 2008 Mauritanian coup d'état A coup d'état took place in Mauritania on 6 August 2008 when Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi was ousted from power by a group of high ranking generals he had dismissed from office earlier that day.-Background:...
6 August 2008 to 15 April 2009		Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is a Mauritanian politician, currently serving as President of Mauritania... , President of the High Council of State High Council of State (Mauritania) The High Council of State was the supreme political body of Mauritania. It served as the country's interim government following the coup d'etat which ousted the President, Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi on August 6, 2008. It was led by General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. After seizing power it...	Mil	1st Term; Resigned in order to stand as a candidate in the 2009 presidential election Mauritanian presidential election, 2009 A presidential election was held in Mauritania on 18 July 2009. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who led the 2008 coup d'état, won a narrow first-round majority in the election, according to official results...
15 April 2009 to 5 August 2009		Ba Mamadou Mbaré Ba Mamadou Mbaré Ba Mamadou dit Mbaré is a Mauritanian politician who has been President of the Senate of Mauritania since 2007 and was Interim President of Mauritania from April 2009 to August 2009. As President of the Senate, he succeeded Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz as Head of State on 15 April 2009, when Abdel Aziz... , Acting President	n-p
5 August 2009 to Present		Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is a Mauritanian politician, currently serving as President of Mauritania... , President	UPR	2nd Term

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See also

• Mauritania
  Mauritania
  Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
  
  
  • Heads of government of Mauritania
    Heads of government of Mauritania
    -List of Heads of Government of Mauritania:-Affiliations:-See also:*Mauritania**Heads of State of Mauritania**Colonial Heads of Mauritania*Lists of office-holders-External links:*...
    
    
  • Colonial heads of Mauritania
    Colonial heads of Mauritania
    -List of colonial heads of Mauritania:For continuation after independence, see: Heads of state of Mauritania-See also:*Mauritania**Heads of state of Mauritania...
    
    
• Lists of office-holders

External links

• World Statesmen - Mauritania