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The following lists events in the year 2020 in Mauritania.

See also: 2020 in West Africa

## Incumbents

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

## Events

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* 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

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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

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

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h "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. ^ Ex-Mauritanian President Ould Cheikh Abdallah Dies Aged 82 - State Media

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