Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya

President of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Ould Taya (born 28 November 1941) is a Mauritanian military officer and politician who served as the President of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005. He also served as the fifth Prime minister of Mauritania from 1981 to 1992 except for a brief period in 1984. Born in Atar, French West Africa, Ould Taya studied at Franco-Arab school and then French military school.

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