Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya

President of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005
Person human Q313662
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
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Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya

Summary

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is a human[1]. His place of birth was Atar[2]. He was born on +1941-11-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a politician[4], military personnel[5], and minister[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month, #7,194 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Atar[2], Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya…
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya was born on +1941-11-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya held citizenship in Mauritania[8].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya worked as a politician[4].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya worked as a military personnel[5].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya worked as a minister[6].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's education included a stint at École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr[9].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's education included a stint at École supérieure de guerre[10].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya received the Collar of the Spanish Order of the Civil Merit[11].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam[12].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's image is recorded as Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (2005).jpg[13].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is recorded as male[14].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya was affiliated with the Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal[16].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's Commons category is recorded as Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya[17].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's military, police or special rank is recorded as colonel[18].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01_5p0[19].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's Munzinger person ID is recorded as 00000017624[20].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's described by source is recorded as SourceWatch List of Dictators[21].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[22].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Maaouya-Ould-Sidi-Ahmed-Taya[23].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'معاوية ولد سيد أحمد الطايع'}[24].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 4179948[25].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's candidacy in election is recorded as 1997 Mauritanian presidential election[26].
  • Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's candidacy in election is recorded as 2003 Mauritanian presidential election[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's place of birth was Atar[2]. He was born on +1941-11-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr[9], a grande école[28], in France[29], founded in 1802[30], headquartered in Guer[31] and École supérieure de guerre[10], a military school[32], in France[33], founded in 1876[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[4], military personnel[5], and minister[6].

Recognition

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya received the Collar of the Spanish Order of the Civil Merit[11].

Personal Life

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam[12]. He was affiliated with the Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal[16].

Why It Matters

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month, #7,194 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya born?

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's place of birth was Atar[2].

What did Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya do for work?

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya worked as politician[4], military personnel[5], and minister[6].

Where did Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya go to school?

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya was educated at École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr[9] and École supérieure de guerre[10].

What awards did Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya receive?

Honors received include Collar of the Spanish Order of the Civil Merit[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Military, police or special rank colonel
    Described by source SourceWatch List of Dictators
    Place of birth Atar
    Candidacy in election 1997 Mauritanian presidential election, 2003 Mauritanian presidential election, 1992 Mauritanian presidential election
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    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages:0||66 */ Add multilingual descriptions (66 languages) — Task 13 (heads of state / political leaders) — deterministic from P106 (occupation) + P27 (citizenship) labels,"
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