Mu'awiya al-Taya
President of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005
(Redirected from Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya)
Mu'awiya Ould Sid'Ahmed al-Taya (Arabic: معاوية ولد سيد أحمد الطايع, romanized: Muʿāwiya Walad Sayyidī Aḥmad al-Ṭāyaʿ; born November 28, 1943) is a Mauritanian military officer and a politician. He was the President of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005. He was also the 5th Prime Minister of Mauritania from April 1981 to March 1984 and then from December 1984 to April 1992.[1]
Mu'awiya al-Taya معاوية الطايع | |
|---|---|
 Al-Taya in 2003 | |
| 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 | November 28, 1943 Atar, French Mauritania |
| Nationality | Mauritanian |
| Political party | Democratic and Social Republican Party (PRDS) |
| Spouse(s) | Aisha Mint Ahmed-Tolba |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Mauritanian Army |
| Years of service | 1961–1992 |
| Rank | Colonel |
References
change- ↑ Themon Djaksam, "Country profile: Mauritania"[permanent dead link], New Internationalist, October 1997.
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