Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
President of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (Arabic: معاوية ولد سيد أحمد الطايع, romanized: Ma‘āwiyah wuld Sīdi Aḥmad aṭ-Ṭāya‘ / Mu'awiya walad Sayyidi Ahmad Taya; born 28 November 1941) is a Mauritanian military officer who served as the President of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005. During his presidency, he pursued policies of Arab nationalism while deepening ties with the United States.
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Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya | |
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معاوية ولد سيد أحمد الطايع | |
5th President of Mauritania | |
In office 12 December 1984 – 3 August 2005 | |
Preceded by | Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla |
Succeeded by | Ely Ould Mohamed Vall |
5th Prime Minister of Mauritania | |
In office 25 April 1981 – 8 March 1984 | |
Preceded by | Sid'Ahmed Bneijara |
Succeeded by | Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla |
In office 12 December 1984 – 18 April 1992 | |
Preceded by | Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla |
Succeeded by | Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar |
Personal details | |
Born | (1941-11-28) 28 November 1941 (age 82) Atar, French Mauritania |
Political party | Democratic Republican Party for Renewal (PRDS) |
Spouse | Aisha Mint Ahmed-Tolba |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Mauritanian Army |
Years of service | 1961 – 1992 |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles/wars | Western Sahara War |
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This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by their given name, Maaouya, and not as Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya.
Having come to power through a bloodless military coup, he was ousted by a military coup himself in 2005. Prior to his presidency, he was the 5th Prime minister of Mauritania between 1981 and 1992 (except for a brief period in 1984).