2020 in Mauritania
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The following lists events in the year 2020 in Mauritania.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
- Prime Minister: Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya (until 6 August), Mohamed Ould Bilal (starting 6 August)
Events
[edit]- 1 January - New Year's Day, Public holidays in Mauritania[1]
- 13 March – The first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed.[2]
- 30 March – The first COVID-19 death in the country is reported.[3]
- 1 May - Labour Day, public holiday[1]
- 23 May - Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan), public holiday[1]
- 25 May - African Liberation Day, public holiday[1]
- 31 July – Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice), public holiday[1]
- 18 August – Former president Mohamed uld Abdel Aziz (2008-2019) is arrested on charges of corruption.[4]
- 21 August - Islamic New Year, public holiday[1]
- 16 December – Couscous is added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists.[5]
Scheduled events
[edit]- 29 October - Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday), public holiday[1]
- 28 November - Independence Day (from France, 1960), public holiday[1]
Deaths
[edit]- November 23 – Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, 82, politician, President (2007–2008).[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "Holidays and observances in Mauritania in 2020". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "Mauritania confirms first coronavirus case". CNA. Archived from the original on 2020-03-14. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ "موريتانيا تعلن عن أول حالة وفاة بسبب "كورونا"". الأخبار: أول وكالة أنباء موريتانية مستقلة (in Arabic). 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ "Detenido Abdel Aziz, el hombre fuerte de Mauritania durante más de una década". www.efe.com (in Spanish). EFE. August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "UNESCO adds couscous to list of intangible world heritage". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ Ex-Mauritanian President Ould Cheikh Abdallah Dies Aged 82 - State Media
