Ahmed Ould Daddah (Arabic: أحمد ولد داده‎, born 7 August 1942^[1]) is a Mauritanian economist, politician and civil servant. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mauritania (موريتانيا Mūrītāniyā officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country He is a half-brother of Moktar Ould Daddah, the first President of Mauritania, and belongs to the Marabout Ouled Birri tribe. Moktar Ould Daddah ( Arabic: مختار ولد داده December 25, 1924 - October 14, 2003) was the President of Heads of state (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office Affiliations See also Mauritania A marabout (مَربوط or مُرابِط, one who is attached/garrisoned) is an Islamic religious leader and teacher in West Africa, and (historically The Ouled Birri (spelled variously is a Moorish Tribe in the Trarza region of northern Mauritania. A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally consists of a Social group existing before the development of or outside of States Many anthropologists use He is currently the head of the Rally of Democratic Forces and the official leader of the opposition. The Rally of Democratic Forces ( Regroupement des Forces Démocratiques) is a Political party in Mauritania.

Daddah began his career in 1971 as the director-general of the National Import-Export Company of Mauritania. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. In 1973, he began a stint as the Governor of the national Central Bank, ending in 1978. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. He was Minister of Finance and Commerce in 1978, until his brother's ouster on 10 July of that year. A minister or a secretary is a Politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional Government. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. He was an economist for the World Bank from 1986 to 1991, advising the government of the Central African Republic. The World Bank is an internationally supported Bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e Central Africa|Central African FederationThe Central African Republic ( CAR) République Centrafricaine ʀepyblik sɑ̃tʀafʀikɛn or Centrafrique) is a Landlocked ^[1][2] Returning to Mauritania in 1991,^[1] he ran for president against Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya in January 1992 and took second place with 32. Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (معاوية ولد سيد أحمد الطايع (born 1941) also transliterated as Mu'awiya walad Sayyidi Ahmad Taya, was 73% of the vote, behind Taya. ^[3] Also in 1992, he became secretary-general of an opposition party, the Union of Democratic Forces-New Era (UFD-EN). ^[1]

Daddah was arrested in January 1995, along with another opposition leader, Hamdi Ould Mouknass of the Union for Democracy and Progress, and a number of other activists, following the outbreak of riots regarding the price of bread. Their parties were accused of instigating the violence, but they denied this, saying that it happened spontaneously and that they were opposed to the rioting. Although placed under house arrest, they were not charged and in early February they were released. ^[4]

In February 1997, the UFD-EN formed the Front of Opposition Parties (FPO) with four other parties. ^[5] The FPO boycotted the December 1997 presidential election, which was easily won by Taya. ^[6] On 16 December 1998, Daddah was arrested in the capital, Nouakchott, along with two other people associated with the UFD-EN, Mohameden Ould Babah and Mohameden Ould Ichiddou. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Nouakchott ( Arabic: or translation from [[Berber languages|Berber] "The place of the winds"] Nawākšūṭ is the Capital and by far the largest This followed a meeting of the FPO, of which Daddah was president, where the government was accused of intending to allow nuclear waste from Israel to be dumped in Mauritania. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. They were held at Boumdeid under poor conditions until 17 January 1999, when they were released; they were subsequently acquitted of inciting intolerance and acts likely to breach public order in March 1999. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) ^[7] In April 2000, Daddah was arrested and held for five days after calling for a mass meeting in the capital regarding the alleged weakness of the rule of law and the lack of investigation into the violence of the late 1980s and early 1990s. The rule of law, in its most basic form is the principle that no one is above the law ^[8] He was again held for three days in December 2000, but was not charged. ^[9]

In October 2000, the UFD-EN was dissolved by the government for allegedly inciting violence and harming the country's interests. In its place a new opposition party was set up, the Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD), and Daddah was elected its president in January 2002. ^[10]

Daddah ran again in the presidential election of 7 November 2003 and took third place with 6. A presidential election was held in Mauritania on November 7 2003. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 89%, behind Taya and Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla. Ret Col Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidallah (محمد خونا ولد هيداله (born 1940) was the head of state of Mauritania (Chairman of the Military ^[3] On 8 November, together with Haidalla and another opposition candidate, Messoud Ould Boulkheir, he alleged fraud and urged the people to reject the results. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Messaoud Ould Boulkheir (born 1943 Fara El Kitane) is a former slave and the first Haratine to become a political leader in Mauritania ^[11]

On 3 November 2004, Daddah was arrested along with Haidalla and Cheikh Ould Horma; they were accused of involvement in coup plots^[12] and were put on trial. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The prosecutor sought a five-year prison sentence for Daddah, but at the end of the trial, in which there were 195 defendants, he was acquitted on 3 February 2005. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[13]

Taya was overthrown in a coup in August 2005, and a transitional military regime held new elections in late 2006 and early 2007. Daddah declared the RFD to be "the country's biggest political force" after the first round of the 2006 Mauritanian parliamentary election, held on 19 November. Parliamentary and municipal elections in Mauritania occurred on 19 November and 3 December 2006. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land The RFD participated in this election as part of an eight party opposition alliance. ^[14] In Kiffa on January 12, 2007, Daddah announced his candidacy in the March 2007 presidential election. Kiffa is a city and department in south-central Mauritania. Kiffa is capital of Assaba Region. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A Mauritanian presidential election occurred on 11 March 2007. ^[15] In the first round, held on 11 March, he won 20. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty 69% of the vote, in second place behind Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, who won 24. Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (سيدي محمد ولد الشيخ عبد الله (born 1938 is a Mauritanian politician 80%. ^[16] In the second round of the election, held on 25 March, Daddah was defeated by Abdallahi, taking 47. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. 15% of the vote against Abdallahi's 52. 85%. ^[3][17] Daddah won in three of the country's 13 regions: in Nouakchott, in Inchiri Region,^[18] and in Trarza Region, where he is from. Inchiri (ولاية إينشيري is a region in western Mauritania. Trarza (ولاية الترارزة is a region in south-west Mauritania. ^[17][18] Daddah accepted the results and congratulated Abdallahi on his victory. ^[17]

On 30 May, Daddah was designated as the official leader of the opposition by the Constitutional Court. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following ^[19][20]

References

External links

• Official website (in French or Arabic)

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