Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Mauritanian General And Politician President Of Mauritania - December 20 in History | This Day Story

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December 20, 1956

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Mauritanian general and politician, President of Mauritania

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is a retired Mauritanian military officer and politician who served as the 8th President of Mauritania from 2009 to 2019.

This is a list of heads of state of Mauritania since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.

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