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Jean Marie Bosser (1922–2013), botanist; Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard (1817–1894), neurologist, physiologist; France Staub (1920–2005), ornithologist and conservationist
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 served as head of state of Mauritania (not counting one acting president). Additionally, one person, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.
Mauritania has the University of Nouakchott and other institutions of higher education, but the majority of highly educated Mauritanians have studied outside the country. Public expenditure on education was at 10.1% of 2000–2007 government expenditure. [93] Mauritania was ranked 126th out of 139 in the Global Innovation Index in 2024. [97]
People by city in Mauritania (4 C) People by region in Mauritania (16 C) + Mauritanian men (2 C) Mauritanian women (3 C) C. Mauritanian centenarians (1 C)
Mohamed Ould Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed Ould Ghazouani (Arabic: محمد ولد الشيخ محمد أحمد ولد الغزواني; born 4 December 1956), also known as Ghazouani [3] and Ould Ghazouani, [4] is a Mauritanian politician and retired army general who has served as the 9th President of Mauritania since 2019, [5] [6] and the chairperson of the African Union since February 2024.
The music of Mauritania comes predominantly from the country's largest ethnic group: the Moors. In Moorish society musicians occupy the lowest caste, iggawin. Musicians from this caste used song to praise successful warriors as well as their patrons. Iggawin also had the traditional role of messengers, spreading news between villages.
A total of seventeen people have served as Prime Minister of Mauritania (not counting one acting prime minister). Additionally, four persons, Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla , Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya , Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar and Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna , have served on two non-consecutive occasions.
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