Mauritania
Adopted 1959
111-40 Kingdom of Mauritania
Annexed by Roman Empire
350-1240 Wagadou Empire
1903 Annexed by France
12 May 1903 - 18 Oct 1904 French protectorate
18 Oct 1904 - 27 Oct 1946 Part of French West Africa
12 Jan 1920 French colony
27 Oct 1946 - 28 Nov 1958 Overseas territory of France
28 Nov 1958 - 28 Nov 1960 Autonomy
28 Nov 1960 - Independence, Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Kings of Mauretania
111-80 Bocchus I
50-31 Bocchus II
25-23 Juba
23-40 Ptolemy
Wagadou Empire
350 Kaya Maja
750 Majan Dyabe Cisse
1040-1062 Bassi
1062-1076 Tunka Menin
1087-1091 Kambine Diaresso
1091-1100 Suleman
1100-1120 Banu Bubu
1120-1130 Majan Wagadou
1130-1160 Musa
1180-1202 Diara Kanti
1202-1240 Soumaba Cisse
Presidents
28 Nov 1960 - 10 Jul 1978 Moktar Ould Daddah ......................... 1924-2003
Chairmen of the Military Committee for National Recovery
10 Jul 1978 - 03 Jun 1979 Mustafa Ould Salek ......................... 1936-2012
03 Jun 1979 - 04 Jan 1980 Mohamed Mahoud Ould Louly .................. 1943-
04 Jun 1980 - 12 Dec 1984 Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla ............... 1940-
12 Dec 1984 - 18 Apr 1992 Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed Taya ................ 1941-
President
18 Apr 1992 - 03 Aug 2005 Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed Taya
Chairmen of the Military Council for Justice and Democracy
03 Aug 2005 - 19 Apr 2007 Ely Ould Mohamed Vall ...................... 1953-
President
19 Apr 2007 - 06 Aug 2008 Sidi Mohamed Ould Sheikh Abdellahi ......... 1938-
Chairmen of the High Council of State
06 Aug 2008 - 15 Apr 2009 Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz .................... 1956-
Presidents
15 Apr - 05 Aug 2009 Ba Mamadou dit Mbaré ....................... 1946-2013
(interim)
05 Aug 2009 - Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Prime Ministers
21 May 1957 - 20 Aug 1961 Moktar Ould Daddah
06 Apr - 27 May 1979 Ahmed Ould Bouceif ......................... 1934-1979
31 May 1979 - 12 Dec 1980 Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla (1st Time)
12 Dec 1980 - 25 Apr 1981 Sid Ahmed Ould Bneijara
25 Apr 1981 - 08 Mar 1984 Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (1st Time)
08 Mar - 12 Dec 1984 Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla (2nd Time)
12 Dec 1984 - 18 Apr 1992 Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (2nd Time)
18 Apr 1992 - 02 Jan 1996 Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar (1st Time)
02 Jan 1996 - 18 Dec 1997 Sheyk El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna (1st Time)
18 Dec 1997 - 16 Nov 1998 Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig
16 Nov 1998 - 06 Jul 2003 Sheyk El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna (2nd Time)
06 Jul 2003 - 07 Aug 2005 Sghair Ould M'Bareck
07 Aug 2005 - 20 Apr 2006 Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar (2nd Time)
20 Apr 2007 - 06 May 2008 Zeine Ould Zeidane
06 May - 06 Aug 2008 Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghf .................. 1960-
14 Aug 2008 - 20 Aug 2014 Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf
20 Aug 2014 - Yahya Ould Hademine ........................ 1953-