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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]
Independence Day: 7 August: 1960 France: Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July. [15] Jamaica: Independence Day: 6 August: 1962 United Kingdom: Independence of Jamaica. Japan: National Foundation Day: 11 February: 660 BCE Jordan: Independence Day: 25 May: 1946 United Kingdom Emirate of Transjordan Mandate for Palestine
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
1 January - New Year's Day; 31 March – Eid al-Fitr; 1 May - Labour Day; 25 May - Africa Day; 7 – 8 June – Eid al-Adha; 27 June – Islamic New Year; 5 September – The Prophet's Birthday; 28 November – Independence Day
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 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.
Mauritania's presidential election, its third since adopting the democratic process in 1992, took place on 7 November 2003. Six candidates, including Mauritania's first female and first Haratine (descended from the original inhabitants of the Tassili n'Ajjer and Acacus Mountains during the Epipalaeolithic era [ 27 ] [ 28 ] ) candidates ...
Eventually, in 1960, Mauritania was granted full independence. The situation in Algeria proved much more difficult, owing to the large community of French settlers in Algeria, and independence was only granted in 1962 after a bloody war. At that point the Algeria–Mauritania border became an international frontier between two sovereign states.