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Mauritania's first fully democratic presidential elections took place on 11 March 2007. The elections effected the final transfer from military to civilian rule following the military coup in 2005. This was the first time since Mauritania gained independence in 1960 that it elected a president in a multi-candidate election. [47]
Many Berber tribes in Mauritania fled the arrival of the Arabs to the Gao region in Mali. [8] By the 11th century, Islamization had reached the region around the Senegal River. [9] In the 11th century, several nomadic Berber confederations in the desert regions overlapping present-day Mauritania joined together to form the Almoravid movement.
Date English name Description January 1: New Year's Day [2] May 1: Labour Day: May 25: Africa Day: November 28: Independence Day: From France, 1960 1 Muharram: Islamic New Year: 12 Rabi' al-awwal: Mouloud: Muhammad's Birthday 1 Shawwal: Korité: Festival of Breaking the Fast 10 Dhu al-Hijjah: Tabaski: Feast of the Sacrifice
Mauritania: Independence Day: 28 November: 1960 France: Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 19 October. [15] Mauritius: Independence Day: 12 March: 1968 United Kingdom Mexico: Independence Day (Día de la Independéncia) Cry of Dolores (Grito de Dolores) 16 September: 1810 Spanish Empire: Start of the Mexican War of ...
Mauritania gained its independence on 28 November 1960 and 12 June 1961, passed its first nationality law as the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. [2] [83] Under its terms, Article 68 stated that persons who had habitually resided in Mauritania at the time of independence were eligible to choose for Mauritanian nationality.
Independence restored after period of Spanish rule. Independence initially declared from Spain in 1821 as the Republic of Spanish Haiti, and from Haiti in 1844 with the current name. July 1, 1867 United Kingdom Canada: Britain continued to exercise some level of control until the Statute of Westminster.
Previously a colony of France, Mauritania gained Independence in 1960, although this was disapproved of by the Arab League due to Morocco's claims on the Western Sahara. . Mauritania applied to join the United Nations in 1960 but was vetoed by the Soviet Union, who voted the next year for Mauritania's admission in exchange for the admission of Mongo
The list shows large groupings associated with the dates of independence from decolonization (e.g., 41 current states gained control of sovereignty from the United Kingdom and France between 1956 and 1966) or dissolution of a political union (e.g., 18 current states gained control of sovereignty from the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia between 1990 ...