Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (Arabic: معاوية ولد سيد أحمد الطايع) (b. 1941), also transliterated as Mu'awiya walad Sayyidi Ahmad Taya, was president of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005. The Arabic language (; , less formally, ) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Due to the fact that the Arabic language has a number of phonemes that have no equivalent in English or other European languages, a number of different transliteration methods have been invented to represent certain Arabic characters, due to various conflicting goals: A desire to stay consistent with traditional usage... This page contains a list of Presidents and Heads of State of Mauritania. ... This page is about the year 1984. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Early Years

Born in the town of Atar (Adrar Region), Ould Taya attended a Franco-Arabic Primary School from 1949 to 1955. He then attended Rosso High School in southern Mauritania. After graduation, he attended a French military school in 1960 and graduated as an officer. In 1975, he received strategic training at the French War Academy. Atar is a town in north western Mauritania, the capital of the Adrar region and the main settlement on the airport, a museum and a historic mosque, constructed in 1674. ... Adrar (Arabic: ولاية آدرار) is a large region in Mauritania, named for the Adrar Plateau. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rosso is a city and ferry crossing in Mauritania on the Senegal River, located approximately 250 km South of Nouakchott and 300 km West of Kaedi. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

President

Maaouya Ould Sid’Ahmed Taya and François Mitterrand, December 14th, 1993 in Paris

After holding various positions in the military, Ould Taya was appointed Chief of Staff of the Army in January 1981. He then served as Prime Minister from 25 April 1981 to 8 March 1984, when the country was ruled by the military. He deposed the military head of state, Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, on 12 December 1984 and declared himself Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation. Image File history File links Taya_et_Mitterand. ... François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand ▶(?) (October 26, 1916 – January 8, 1996) was a French politician. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... January, from the Très riches heures du duc de Berry January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... List of Heads of Government of Mauritania Affiliations:- PPM = Partie des Personnes de Mauritanian (Mauritanian Peoples Party, to 1961 PRM) - authoritarian PRDS = Parti Républicain Démocratique et Social (Social and Democratic Republican Party, estd. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... This page is about the year 1984. ... Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla (Arabic: ; born 1940) was the President of Mauritania and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation from 4 January 1980 to 12 December 1984. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is about the year 1984. ...

His government has had a history of discriminating against it's own citizens based on skin color, as usual, abusing the darker skinned Mauritanian's for no other reason than that their skin is black. Mauritania's government under Ould Taya continued racist campaigns against southerners he described as black Africans (as opposed to Arab Moors).

Following a period of political liberalization, the first multiparty presidential elections were held in 1992. Ould Taya, candidate of the newly formed Democratic and Social Republican Party (PRDS), received 62.8% of the vote amid opposition claims of serious irregularities and fraud. He won over 90% of the vote in a 1997 presidential election that was boycotted by major opposition political parties. Black Africans were discouraged from voting due to their opposition to the racist rhetoric he espoused. A multi-party system is a type of party system. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The Democratic and Social Republican Party (Parti Républicain Démocratique et Social) is a political party in Mauritania. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ...

In June 2003 he survived a coup attempt. On 7 November new elections were held, which were won by Ould Taya with 67.02% of the vote. The opposition again denounced the result as fraudulent. Ould Taya quelled another coup attempt on the eve of a planned trip to France in August 2004. 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for June, 2003. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

While he was out of the country for the funeral of Saudi king Fahd in early August 2005, soldiers seized state media. [1] The group, which identified itself as the Military Council for Justice and Democracy, announced a coup in a statement run by the state news agency on August 3: (translated) “The armed forces and security forces have unanimously decided to put an end to the totalitarian practices of the deposed regime under which our people have suffered much over the last several years,” the statement said. The military dictatorship said it would remain in power for two years to allow time for democratic institutions to be implemented. The Military Council for Justice and Democracy has named Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall as the new President of Mauritania. Just after the coup President Ould Taya flew to Niger's capital, Niamey. He met Niger's president Mamadou Tandja before travelling on to a villa in Niamey. Fahd bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud (Arabic: , b. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in August August 31: Michael Sheard August 26: Lord Fitt August 24: Jack Slipper August 24: Maurice Cowling August 24: Dr. Tom Pashby August 23: Brock Peters August 22: Lord Lane August 21: Robert Moog August... The Military Council for Justice and Democracy (Arabic: المجلس العسكري للعدالة والديمقراطية; French: Le Conseil militaire pour la Justice et la Démocratie) is currently the supreme political body of Mauritania. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... Augusto Pinochet (sitting) was an army general who led a military coup in Chile in 1973. ... Col. ... Niamey Niamey, population 665,918, is the capital of Niger and a capital of a department of Tilabery. ... Tandja Mamadou (born 1938) is a Niger politician and current President. ... Niamey Niamey, population 665,918, is the capital of Niger and a capital of a department of Tilabery. ...

Ould Taya left Niger for Banjul, Gambia on August 9. He and his family then flew to Qatar on August 22. Street in Banjul city Banjul is the capital of The Gambia with a population of 34,828 as of 2003. ...