1984 Event Mauretania military coup under Col Maawiya Ould Sid'ahmed Taya 1979 Event Government of Mauretania signs peace treaty with Polisario 1976 Event Morocco and Mauretania break diplomatic relations with Algeria 1975 Event Spain, Morocco and Mauretania sign accord about Spanish Sahara 1938 Event 34,000-ton Cunard-White Star liner Mauretania launched at Birkenhead
