Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar
Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar is a Mauritanian politician who was Prime Minister of Mauritania, twice, from 1992 to 1996 and again from 2005 to 2007.
Ould Boubacar in 2017
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is a Mauritanian military officer who served as the President of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005. During his presidency, he pursued policies of Arab nationalism while deepening ties with the United States.
Site of the Mauritania-Senegal Border War.
Abdou Diouf, President of Senegal during the Mauritania-Senegal Border War.
Ould Taya was ousted while attending the funeral of Saudi King Fahd (1921–2005).