1960 in Mauritania

List of events

* 1959
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* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
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* 1940s
* 1950s
* 1960s
* 1970s
* 1980s

See also:|

* History of Mauritania
* List of years in Mauritania

The following lists events that happened during 1960 in Mauritania.

## Events

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### November

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* November 28 - The African state of Mauritania became independent shortly after midnight, with Moktar Ould Daddah receiving the transfer of sovereignty from France's Prime Minister, Michel Debre. Daddah declared that "Mauritania ... will never forget what she owes the French people."[1]

### December

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* December 4 - The Islamic Republic of Mauritania had applied to be the 100th member of the United Nations, but the request was vetoed in the Security Council by the Soviet Union, on grounds that Mongolia had been denied admission.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "French Mauritania Gains Independence", Pacific Stars and Stripes, November 29, 1960, p1;The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Archived 2017-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ "Africans Demand U.N. Admit Nation", Daytona Beach Morning News, December 19, 1960, p5

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1960 in Africa

Sovereign states|

*   *   *   *   *   *   *   * Cameroon
*   * Central African Republic
* Chad
*   * Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Republic of the Congo
* Dahomey
*   * Egypt
*   *   *   * Ethiopia
* Gabon
*   * Ghana
* Guinea
*   * Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
*   *   * Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
*   * Mali
* Mauritania
*   * Morocco
*   *   * Niger
* Nigeria
*   *   *   * Senegal
*   *   * Somalia
* South Africa
*   * South-West Africa
* Sudan
*   *   * Togo
* Tunisia
*   * Upper Volta
*   *   *   *   *

Dependencies, colonies
and other territories

* Ascension Island
* Algeria
* Basutoland
* Bechuanaland Protectorate
*   * British Cameroons
*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   * French Somaliland
*   *   *   *   * The Gambia
*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   * Mauritius
*   *   *   * Northern Rhodesia
*   * Réunion
* Ruanda-Urundi
* Saint Helena
* Sierra Leone
*   * Southern Rhodesia
* Spanish Sahara
*   *   * Tristan da Cunha
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