Zeine Ould Zeidane (born 1966) is a Mauritanian economist and politician. Alan Greenspan, former chairman, United States Federal Reserve. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ...

Born in Tamchekett, Zeidane studied in Nouakchott, then at the University of Nice in France. On his return to Mauritania, he taught at the University of Nouakchott before joining the Bank of Mauritania. In 2000, he was posted to the World Bank, while he later served as economic counsel to the President of Mauritania, Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya. In July 2004, he became the Governor of the Bank of Mauritania.^[1][2] He was virtually the only minister to maintain his post following the coup of August 2005,^[1][3] leaving the position in September 2006 because of his presidential candidacy.^[1] Nouakchott (Arabic: نواكشوط or انواكشوط; population estimate 1999: 881,000) is the capital and by far the largest city of Mauritania. ... The University of Nice Sophia Antipolis (French Université Nice Sophia Antipolis) is a university located in Nice, France. ... Logo of the World Bank The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, in Romance languages: BIRD), better known as the World Bank, is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by WWII. Now, its mission has expanded to fight poverty by means... This page contains a list of Presidents and Heads of State of Mauritania See also lists of incumbents List of Heads of State of Mauritania Affiliations:- PPM = Partie des Personnes de Mauritanian (Mauritanian Peoples Party, to 1961 PRM) - authoritarian PRDS = Parti Républicain Démocratique et Social (Social and... Maaouya Ould SidAhmed Taya (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... September 2006 is the ninth month of 2006 and has begun on a Friday. ...

Zeidane was the youngest candidate in the March 11, 2007 presidential election,^[1][3] standing as an independent.^[3] He took third place in the poll and about 15.3% of the votes cast.^[4] In the election, Zeidane was considered by some to be the candidate favored by exiled former president Taya.^[2] On March 17, Zeidane announced his support for Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi in the second round of the election.^[5] A Mauritanian presidential election is scheduled for 11 March 2007. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in leap years). ... Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (born 1938[1]) is a Mauritanian politician. ...

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