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Mauritania


1994 Fokker's-28 crashes at Tidjikja, Mauritania (94 killed)

1989 Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya form common market

1985 Mauritania's new constitutional charter published

1984 Palace coup in Mauritania

1980 Mauritania provisional constitution published

1978 Bloodless military coup in Mauritania, president Moktar flees

1973 Establishment of Frente Polisario in Mauritania

1973 West African Economic Community formed (Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta)

1963 Organization for African Unity formed by Chad, Mauritania and Zambia

1961 Outer Mongolia and Mauritania become 102nd and 103rd members of UN

1961 Mauritania adopts constitution

1960 Mauritania gains independence from France (National Day)

1960 France grants Mauritania independence

1958 Congo and Mauritania become autonomous members of French Community

1924 Mokta Ould Daddah, president Mauritania, 1961-78


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