Mauritanian People's Party

Mauritanian People's Party (PPM, French: Parti du peuple mauritanien; Arabic: حزب الشعب الموريتاني, romanized: Hizb al-Sha'ab al-Muritaniy) was the sole legal party of Mauritania from 1961 to 1978. It was headed by President Moktar Ould Daddah.

FounderMoktar Ould Daddah

Founded28 November 1960
(65 years, 304 days)

Banned10 July 1978
(48 years, 80 days)

Precededby

• Mauritanian Regroupment Party
• Association de la Jeunesse Mauritanienne
• Mauritanian National Renaissance Party
• Mauritanian National Union
• Socialist Union of Mauritanian Muslims

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Mauritanian People's Party حزب الشعب الموريتاني (Arabic) Parti du peuple mauritanien (French)
Founder	Moktar Ould Daddah
Founded	28 November 1960 (65 years, 304 days)
Banned	10 July 1978 (48 years, 80 days)
Preceded by	Mauritanian Regroupment Party Association de la Jeunesse Mauritanienne Mauritanian National Renaissance Party Mauritanian National Union Socialist Union of Mauritanian Muslims
Headquarters	Nouakchott
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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] The parties were united at a meeting of their political leadership in December 1961, and Daddah proceeded to enact a range of repressive laws, banning alternative political parties and bestowing virtually unlimited power upon the presidency.

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]