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Sunday, July 25, 2021

Basic timeline of Mauritania

This post is a basic timeline of Mauritania. There are 11 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• Berber immigration (3rd century AD)
• Ghana Empire (300 - 1200 AD)
• Almoravid dynasty (1040-1147)
• French West Africa occupation (1904-1960)
• Mauritania gains independence (1960)
• West Sahara War (1975-1991)
• Coup d'état (1978)
• Mauritania-Senegal Border War (1989-1991)
• Attempted coup d'état (2003)
• Coup d'état (2005)
• Coup d'état (2008)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Mauritania at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Mauritania.)