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2011 in Mauritania
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The following lists events that happened during 2011 in Mauritania.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- January 17 - A woman is sentenced to six months imprisonment in Mauritania for keeping two children in slave-like conditions.[1]
February
[edit]- February 2 - The army in Mauritania destroy a car packed with explosives outside the capital Nouakchott, killing three people suspected of being members of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.[2]
April
[edit]- April 25 - Hundreds of people demonstrating during a "day of rage" against the regime of President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz are tear gassed by police, while others are arrested and opposition MPs deterred from joining the protests.[3]
June
[edit]- June 25 - Forces from Mauritania and Mali clash with al-Qaeda militants in Mali, destroying a base; several bodies are later found.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mauritania woman gets six months in jail for slavery". 17 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Mauritania: 'Al-Qaeda men die' as troops fire on car". 2 February 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Mauritania: Tear gas used on 'day of rage' protesters". 25 April 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Official: Mauritanian, Mali troops attack alleged al Qaeda base camp". 27 June 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
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