mauritania By dwlehrhardt Period: 1956 to 1956 x 1960 Moktar Ould Daddah president Nov 28, 1960 Independence 1969 Morocco recognises Mauritania 1973 Membership Arab League 1973 Start Polisario Front 1978 Col. Mustapha Ould Salek coup 1979 Mohamed Ould Louly president 1980 Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla president 1984 Maaouya Ould Sidi Ahmed Taya president 1989 Tension with Senegal 1991 New democratic constitution 2005 Ely Ould Mohamed Vall coup 2008 Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz coup 2012 Ould Abdel Aziz shot 2017 New flag 2019 Ould Ghazouani elected president
