Daddah

[ dad-uh, dah-dah ]

noun

1. Mokh·tar Ould [moh, kh, -, tahr, ould], 1924–2003, Mauritanian statesman: first president of the Republic of Mauritania 1961–78.

Example Sentences

Daddah is a man; he likes to be called a he.

From Washington Post

The eventual deal in 1976 brought more problems, though, with Mauritania coming under attack by Polisario Front guerrillas, who opposed Moroccan control of Western Sahara, and the subsequent downfall of the leader since independence - Moktar Ould Daddah - in a military coup.

From BBC

The eventual deal in 1976 brought more problems, though, with Mauritania coming under attack by Polisario Front guerrillas, who opposed Moroccan control of Western Sahara, and the subsequent downfall of the leader since independence - Moktar Ould Daddah - in a military coup.

From BBC

The eventual deal in 1976 brought more problems, though, with Mauritania coming under attack by Polisario Front guerrillas, who opposed Moroccan control of Western Sahara, and the subsequent downfall of the leader since independence - Moktar Ould Daddah - in a military coup.

From BBC

Daddah was arrested at home and bundled off unharmed to a site outside the capital.

From Time Magazine Archive