Founding father of Mauritania dies

Herald News, The (Joliet, IL) | October 17, 2003 | Copyright

PARIS -- Moktar Ould Daddah, the founding father of Mauritania who ruled from independence in 1960 until he was ousted by a coup in 1978, died Wednesday in Paris, French authorities said. Born in 1924, Daddah was about 79. A cause of death was not given. Daddah took over as leader of the West African nation when it gained independence from France on Nov. 28, 1960. The following year, he prevailed in single-party elections.

He was ousted in 1978 by a military junta, which jailed him for 15 months. Upon his release, Daddah went into exile in Tunisia and France. He only returned to his homeland ...

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