Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya President

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (Arabic: معاوية ولد سيد أحمد الطايع‎, Ma‘āwiyah wuld Sīdi Aḥmad aṭ-Ṭāya‘, also transliterated as Mu'awiya walad Sayyidi Ahmad Taya) (born November 28, 1941), was Prime Minister of Mauritania from 1981 to 1984 and president from 1984 to 2005. He was ousted by a military coup in 2005.

Personal facts

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
Birth dateNovember 28, 1941
Birth place
Mauritania , Atar Mauritania
Nationality
Mauritania
Religion
Sunni Islam

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Politician

military branch
Military of Mauritania
military rank
Colonel
party
Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal
service start1961
service end1992
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Topical connections

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