1960 in Mauritania

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The following lists events that happened during 1960 in Mauritania.

Events

November

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

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

↑ "French Mauritania Gains Independence", Pacific Stars and Stripes, November 29, 1960, p1;The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
↑ "Africans Demand U.N. Admit Nation", Daytona Beach Morning News, December 19, 1960, p5

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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