2020 in Mauritania

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The following lists events in the year 2020 in Mauritania .

See also: 2020 in West Africa

Incumbents

• President: Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
• Prime Minister: Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya (until 6 August), Mohamed Ould Bilal (starting 6 August)

Events

• 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

See also: Public holidays in Mauritania

• 29 October - Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday), public holiday ^[1]
• 28 November - Independence Day (from France, 1960), public holiday ^[1]

Deaths

• November 23 – Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, 82, politician, President (2007–2008). ^[6]

See also

• Economic Community of West African States
• Community of Sahel–Saharan States
• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie

References

1. "Holidays and observances in Mauritania in 2020". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
2. "Mauritania confirms first coronavirus case". CNA. Archived from the original on 2020-03-14. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
3. "موريتانيا تعلن عن أول حالة وفاة بسبب "كورونا"". الأخبار: أول وكالة أنباء موريتانية مستقلة (in Arabic). 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
4. "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.
5. "UNESCO adds couscous to list of intangible world heritage". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
6. "Mauritanian ex-president Abdallahi dies". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2025-11-30.