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Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
2005Aug, 3

President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (Arabic: , romanized: Mawiyah wuld Sdi Amad a-ya / Mu'awiya walad Sayyidi Ahmad Taya; born 28 November 1943) is a Mauritanian military officer who served as the President of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005. Having come to power through a bloodless military coup, he was ousted by a military coup himself in 2005. Prior to his presidency, he was the 5th Prime Minister of Mauritania between 1981 to 1992 (except for a brief period in 1984).

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed TayaMaaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
This is a list of heads of state of Mauritania since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.

A total of eight people have served as head of state of Mauritania (not counting one Acting President). Additionally, one person, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.

The current head of state of Mauritania is the President of the Republic Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, since 1 August 2019.

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    European Union

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  • 30Oct

    Bombing of Dresden in World War II

    The rebuilt Dresden Frauenkirche (destroyed in the firebombing of Dresden during World War II) is reconsecrated after a thirteen-year rebuilding project.