Events in Mauritania History
- 1958-11-28 Congo & Mauritania become autonomous members of French Community
- 1960-10-19 France grants Mauritania independence
- 1960-11-28 Mauritania gains independence from France (National Day)
- 1961-05-20 Mauritania adopts constitution
- 1961-10-27 Outer Mongolia & Mauritania become 102nd & 103rd members of United Nations
- 1963-05-25 Organization for African Unity formed by Chad, Mauritania and Zambia
- 1973-01-01 West African Economic Community formed (Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta)
- 1973-05-10 Establishment of Frente Polisario in Mauritania
- 1978-07-10 Bloodless military coup in Mauritania, President Moktar flees
- 1980-12-17 Mauritania provisional constitution published
- 1984-12-24 Palace coup in Mauritania
- 1985-02-27 Mauritania's new constitutional charter published
- 1989-02-17 Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia & Libya form common market
- 1994-07-01 Fokker's-28 crashes at Tidjikja, Mauritania (94 killed)
- 2005-08-03 President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya of Mauritania is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia
- 2008-08-06 A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d'etat in Mauritania, overthrowing president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi
- 2014-06-23 Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is re-elected President of Mauritania
Famous People from Mauritania
- 1924-12-27 Mokta Ould Daddah, Mauritanian politician, President Mauritania (1961-78), born in Boutilimit, Mauritania (d. 2003)