List of heads of state of Mauritania
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| President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
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| Residence | Presidential Palace, Nouakchott |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Moktar Ould Daddah |
| Formation | 20 August 1961 |
| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Mauritania |
The following is a list of heads of state of Mauritania, since the country gained independence from France in 1960.
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List of Heads of State of Mauritania[edit]
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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| Islamic Republic of Mauritania | Independence from France | |||
| (République Islamique de Mauritanie) | ||||
| 28 November 1960 to 20 August 1961 | Moktar Ould Daddah, acting Head of State | PRM/PPM | ||
| 20 August 1961 to 10 July 1978 | Moktar Ould Daddah, President | Deposed in a coup d'état | ||
| 10 July 1978 to 20 March 1979 | Mustafa Ould Salek, Chairman of the Military Committee for National Recovery | Mil | ||
| 20 March 1979 to 6 April 1979 | Mustafa Ould Salek, Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Recovery | |||
| 6 April 1979 to 3 June 1979 | Mustafa Ould Salek, Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation | Reduced to a figurehead after a coup d'état; Resigned | ||
| 3 June 1979 to 4 January 1980 | Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly, Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation | Mil | Deposed in a coup d'état | |
| 4 January 1980 to 12 December 1984 | Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation | Mil | Deposed in a coup d'état | |
| 12 December 1984 to 18 April 1992 | Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation | Mil | ||
| 18 April 1992 to 3 August 2005 | Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President | PRDS | Deposed in a coup d'état | |
| 3 August 2005 to 19 April 2007 | Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, Chairman of the Military Council for Justice and Democracy | Mil | Step down after the 2007 presidential election | |
| 19 April 2007 to 6 August 2008 | Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, President | n-p | Deposed in a coup d'état | |
| 6 August 2008 to 15 April 2009 | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of the High Council of State | Mil | 1st Term; Resigned in order to stand as a candidate in the 2009 presidential election | |
| 15 April 2009 to 5 August 2009 | Ba Mamadou Mbaré, Acting President | n-p | President of the Senate. The first black leader of Mauritania | |
| 5 August 2009 to Present | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President | UPR | 2nd Term | |
Affiliations[edit]
| PPM | Partie des Personnes de Mauritanian (Mauritanian People's Party) to 1961 PRM - authoritarian |
| PRDS | Parti Républicain Démocratique et Social (Social and Democratic Republican Party) authoritarian |
| PRM | Parti de Rassemblement Mauritian (Mauritanian Regroupment Party) 1958-1961 PPM |
| UPM | Union Progressive Mauritanian (Mauritanian Progressive Union) from 1958 PRM |
| ADIL | National Pact for Democracy and Development |
| UPR | Union for the Republic |
| Mil | Military |
| n-p | non-partisan |
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Latest election[edit]
Main article: Mauritanian presidential election, 2014
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz | Union for the Republic | 577,995 | 81.89 |
| Biram Dah Abeid | Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement | 61,218 | 8.67 |
| Boïdiel Ould Houmeit | El Wiam | 31,773 | 4.50 |
| Ibrahima Moctar Sarr | Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal | 31,368 | 4.44 |
| Laila Maryam Mint Moulaye Idriss | Independent | 3,434 | 0.49 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 44,077 | – | |
| Total | 749,865 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,328,168 | 56.46 | |
| Source: CENI | |||
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