1. Mauritania - Noun
2. Mauritania - Proper noun
a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert
Source: WordNetA committee of military officers governed Mauritania from July 1978 to April 1992. Source: Internet
Algeria, which backs the Polisario, and Mauritania have called for restraint and respect of the 1991 ceasefire. Source: Internet
Article 19 (1) of the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), ratified by Mauritania in 2004, says, “Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference, and, everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression.” Source: Internet
Aircraft Current inventory Mauritania Air Force A-29B Super Tucano at Paris Air Show 2013. Source: Internet
As Mauritania prepared for independence, it lacked a capital city and the area of present-day Nouakchott was chosen by Moktar Ould Daddah and his advisors. Source: Internet
Before Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords and after the withdrawal of the last Spanish forces, in late 1975, the Mauritanian Army invaded the southern part of Western Sahara, while the Moroccan Army did the same in the north. Source: Internet