• Thumbnail for Mauritania
    Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (Arabic: الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-Islāmīyah al-Mūrītānīyah), is a sovereign...
    99 KB (9,187 words) - 20:32, 22 April 2024
  • The Mauritania national football team (Arabic: منتخب مُورِيتَانْيَا لِكُرَةِ الْقَدَم), nicknamed Al-Murabitun in the reference to Almoravid dynasty,...
    55 KB (1,869 words) - 14:31, 19 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Armed Forces of Mauritania
    The Armed Forces of Mauritania (Arabic: الجيش الوطني الموريتاني, romanized: al-Jaysh al-Waṭanī al-Mūrītānī, French: Armée Nationale Mauritanienne) is the...
    30 KB (1,710 words) - 12:10, 21 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for 1997 Mauritanian presidential election
    Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 12 December 1997. Incumbent President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya won the election with 90% of the vote...
    9 KB (494 words) - 13:36, 31 August 2023
  • Thumbnail for List of heads of state of Mauritania
    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 nine people have...
    15 KB (355 words) - 05:02, 8 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for List of prime ministers of Mauritania
    This is a list of prime ministers of Mauritania since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of Mauritania in 1960 to the present day. A total of...
    16 KB (235 words) - 05:04, 8 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Human rights in Mauritania
    Human rights in Mauritania are generally seen as poor according to international observers, including Freedom House, the United States Department of State...
    108 KB (11,367 words) - 22:28, 2 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Elections in Mauritania
    Elections in Mauritania encompass four different types: presidential elections, parliamentary elections, regional elections and local elections. This...
    6 KB (676 words) - 11:39, 5 September 2023
  • The Television of Mauritania (acronym TVM, Arabic: التلفزة الموريتانية, French: Télévision de Mauritanie) is Mauritania's national state-owned public...
    11 KB (916 words) - 19:50, 20 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Politics of Mauritania
    Mauritania is a presidential democracy, but has suffered from repeated military coups since its independence in November 1960. For 18 years after independence...
    20 KB (2,067 words) - 22:59, 17 March 2024