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History of Mauritania

Index History of Mauritania

The original inhabitants of Mauritania were the Bafour, presumably a Mande ethnic group, connected to the contemporary Arabized minor social group of Imraguen ("fishermen") on the Atlantic coast. [1]

15 relations: African military systems after 1900, Emirate of Trarza, History of rail transport in Mauritania, History of West Africa, History of Western Sahara, Islamization of the Sudan region, List of coups d'état and coup attempts, List of years in Mauritania, Ma al-'Aynayn, Maghreb, Mauritanian, Nasr ad-Din (Lamtuna), Outline of Mauritania, Tiris al-Gharbiyya, 2009 Nouakchott suicide bombing.

African military systems after 1900

As the 20th century began, most of Africa, with the exception of Ethiopia, Somalia and Liberia, was under colonial rule.

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Emirate of Trarza

The Emirate of Trarza was a precolonial state in what is today southwest Mauritania.

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History of rail transport in Mauritania

The history of rail transport in Mauritania began in 1940, with the commencement of preparatory work for the construction of the Mauritania Railway, a single track, standard gauge line connecting a then proposed iron mine in Zouerate with the port of Nouadhibou, via Fderik and Choum.

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History of West Africa

The history of West Africa began with the first human settlements around 4,000 BCE.

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History of Western Sahara

The history of Western Sahara can be traced back to the times of Carthaginian explorer Hanno the Navigator in the 5th century BC.

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Islamization of the Sudan region

The Islamization of the Sudan region (Sahel) encompasses a prolonged period of religious conversion, through military conquest and trade relations, spanning the 8th to 16th centuries.

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List of coups d'état and coup attempts

This is a chronological list of coups d'état and coup attempts, from ancient times to the present.

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List of years in Mauritania

This is a list of years in Mauritania.

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Ma al-'Aynayn

Mohamed Mustafa Ma al-'Aynayn (c. 1830–31 in Oualata, present-day Mauritania – 1910 in Tiznit, Morocco; complete name Mohamad Mustafa ben Mohamad Fadel Maa al-'Aynayn ash-Shanguiti محمد مصطفى بن محمد فاضل ماء العينين الشنكيطي) was a Saharan Moorish religious and political leader who fought French and Spanish colonization in North Africa.

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Maghreb

The Maghreb (al-Maɣréb lit.), also known as the Berber world, Barbary, Berbery, and Northwest Africa, is a major region of North Africa that consists primarily of the countries Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya and Mauritania.

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Mauritanian

Mauritanian may refer to.

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Nasr ad-Din (Lamtuna)

Imam Nasr ad-Din was a Lamtuna Berber religious and military leader, who from 1644 to 1674 led an alliance of Sanhadja Berber tribes in an attempt to repulse the Maqil Arabs then entering their areas of the western Sahara desert (mainly today's Mauritania, southern Morocco and Western Sahara).

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Outline of Mauritania

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mauritania: Mauritania – sovereign country located in West Africa.

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Tiris al-Gharbiyya

Tiris al-Gharbiyya (تيرس الغربية, "Western Tiris") was the name for the area of Western Sahara under Mauritanian control between 1975 and 1979.

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2009 Nouakchott suicide bombing

The 2009 Nouakchott suicide bombing occurred in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, on August 8, 2009, outside the embassy of France.

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History of mauritania, Islamization of Mauritania, Mauritania/History.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Mauritania

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