This article is a list of events in the year 2003 in Mauritania.
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Incumbents edit
Events edit
- June 8-10: A failed military coup attempted to overthrow the President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya.[1][2]
- September 19: The Maritime delimitation treaty between Mauritania and Cape Verde was signed.[3]
- November 7: President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is reelected for another term; he won the election with 67% of the popular vote.[4][5]
Sports edit
- ASC Nasr de Sebkha won the Ligue 1 Mauritania football championship.[6]
References edit
- ^ "En bref: Mauritanie, coup d'État raté". Le Devoir (in French). 2003-06-09. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ Hofnung, Thomas. "Mauritanie : la rébellion putschiste matée". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ Charney, Jonathan I.; Colson, David A.; Alexander, Lewis M.; Smith, Robert W. (2005). International Maritime Boundaries. Vol. 5. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 3694-3707. ISBN 9789004144613. OCLC 23254092.
- ^ "RFI - Mauritanie - Ould Taya gagne en un seul tour, Haidalla arrêté". www1.rfi.fr. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ "The New Humanitarian | Ould Taya wins election, but still faces growing discontent". www.thenewhumanitarian.org. 2003-11-12. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ "List of champions of Mauritania". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 November 2018.