Political party in Mauritania
Mauritanian People's Party
حزب الشعب الموريتاني (Arabic ) Parti du peuple mauritanien (French ) Founder Moktar Ould Daddah Founded November 1960; 64 years ago (November 1960 ) Banned 10 July 1978; 46 years ago (10 July 1978 ) Preceded by Headquarters Nouakchott , MauritaniaIdeology
Mauritanian People's Party (PPM, French : Parti du peuple mauritanien ; Arabic : حزب الشعب الموريتاني , romanized : Hizb al-Sha'ab al-Muritaniy sole legal party of Mauritania from 1961 to 1978 . It was headed by President Moktar Ould Daddah .
Daddah founded the party shortly after Mauritania's independence from France in November 1960 by merging his Mauritanian Regroupment Party with opposition parties including Association de la Jeunesse Mauritanienne Nahda , the Mauritanian National Union , and the Socialist Union of Mauritanian Muslims .[ 1]
Following the 10 July 1978 coup led by Mustafa Ould Salek , Mauritania's civilian leadership was replaced with military rule and the party was abolished and banned.[ 2]
Electoral history
Presidential elections
National Assembly elections
Election
Party leader
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
Position
Result
1965
Moktar Ould Daddah
445,844
100%
Sole legal party
1971
504,406
100%
Sole legal party
1975
574,758
100%
Sole legal party
1976 (by-election)
100%
Sole legal party
See also
References
^ Pazzanita, Anthony G (1996). Historical Dictionary of Mauritania (Second ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 220. ISBN 9780810830950 ^ Abdel Wedoud Ould Cheikh (Spring 2010). "Sozialstrukturen und politische Macht in Mauretanien". inamo (61): 4f.
