Boubacar Ould Messaoud
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Boubacar Ould Messaoud (15 May 1945 – 12 March 2026) was a Mauritanian human rights activist. He fought against slavery in Mauritania.[1]
Messaoud was born on 15 May 1945 in Rosso, Mauritania.[2] In 1995, he founded SOS Esclaves to fight against and to wipe out slavery from his country.[3] In 1981, slavery was officially abolished but it continued in many forms for many more years.[4]
Messaoud died at his home in Nouakchott, Mauritania, on 12 March 2026, at the age of 80.[2][4]