1960 in Mauritania

The following lists events that happened during 1960 in Mauritania.

1960
in
Mauritania

Decades:
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
See also:

Events

November

  • November 28 - The African state of Mauritania became independent shortly after midnight, with Moktar Ould Daddah receiving the transfer of sovereignty from France's Prime Minister, Michel Debre. Daddah declared that "Mauritania ... will never forget what she owes the French people."[1]

December

References

  1. "French Mauritania Gains Independence", Pacific Stars and Stripes, November 29, 1960, p1;The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  2. "Africans Demand U.N. Admit Nation", Daytona Beach Morning News, December 19, 1960, p5
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