Deaths From Mauritania

Boubacar Ould Messaoud Mauritanian human rights activist dead at age 80

Boubacar Ould Messaoud, a Mauritanian human rights activist, died on March 12, 2026, at the age of 80. Born on May 15, 1945, in Rosso, Mauritania, he fought against slavery in Mauritania and in 1995 founded SOS Esclaves to oppose… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other

March 12, 2026

Moustapha Sall

Mauritanian footballer and coach (national team) · 01 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 1

September 2, 2025

Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou

Mauritanian diplomat · 16 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 16 · Mohamedou

September 17, 2024

Kane Hamidou Baba

Mauritanian politician · 30 December 2021 · December 2021 · December 30 · Baba

December 31, 2021

Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi

Mauritanian politician · 22 November 2020 · November 2020 · November 22 · Abdallahi

November 23, 2020

Aïssata Kane

Mauritanian politician · 11 August 2019 · August 2019 · August 11

August 11, 2019

Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly

Mauritanian military officer and politician · 17 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 17 · Louly

March 17, 2019

Med Hondo

Mauritanian-French film director · 03 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 3 · French

March 3, 2019

Cheikhna Ould Mohamed Laghdaf

Mauritanian diplomat and politician · 02 October 2018 · October 2018 · October 2 · Laghdaf

October 2, 2018

Murabit al-Hajj

Mauritanian Islamic scholar and Sufi · 17 July 2018 · July 2018 · July 17

July 17, 2018

Ely Ould Mohamed Vall

Mauritanian politician · 05 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 5 · Vall

May 5, 2017

Ahmed Baba Miské

Mauritanian politician and diplomat · 14 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 14 · Miske

March 28, 2016

Ba Mamadou Mbaré

Mauritanian politician · 11 January 2013 · January 2013 · January 11 · Mbaré

May 2, 2015