2003 in Mauritania

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This article is a list of events in the year 2003 in Mauritania.

## Incumbents

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* President: Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
* Prime Minister:
* Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna
* Sghair Ould M'Bareck

## Events

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* 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

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* ASC Nasr de Sebkha won the Ligue 1 Mauritania football championship.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "En bref: Mauritanie, coup d'État raté". Le Devoir (in French). 2003-06-09. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
2. ^ Hofnung, Thomas. "Mauritanie : la rébellion putschiste matée". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-14.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "RFI - Mauritanie - Ould Taya gagne en un seul tour, Haidalla arrêté". www1.rfi.fr. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
5. ^ "The New Humanitarian | Ould Taya wins election, but still faces growing discontent". www.thenewhumanitarian.org. 2003-11-12. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
6. ^ "List of champions of Mauritania". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 November 2018.

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