Govt. of Mauritania: National Last updated on
Thursday 22nd April 2010
Mauritania is a republic. Its elected president is Maaouya Ould Taya. and its legislature consists of the National Assembly and the Senate. There are 12 political regions.
The government of Mauritania has been civilian since Taya's election victory in January 1992. Registration of 15 political parties took place in 1991, with six candidates standing for the January election. Unrest followed and the African Liberation Forces of Mauritania (FLAM) resumed its struggle.
In the April elections of 1992 the pro-government Democratic and Social Republic Party (PDRS) won 37 seats in contrast to the opposition's 16. The main opposition party under Ould Daddah, the UFD, changed its name to the UFD-New Era.
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Official Name
Mauritania (al-Jumhuriyah al-Islamiyah al-Muritaniyah)
Government type:
Republic
Capital
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Overview
History
The Bafours & the Berbers
The Almoravids
The Arab wars
European rule
Rise of nationalism
Ould Daddah
Ould Salek
The Polisario problem
Taya's coup
Geography...
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