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Daddah

American  
[dad-uh, dah-dah] / ˈdæd ə, ˈdɑ dɑ /

noun

  1. Mokhtar Ould 1924–2003, Mauritanian statesman: first president of the Republic of Mauritania 1961–78.


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Mauritania's pro-French Premier Si Moktar Ould Daddah promptly branded them "traitors," begged France not to judge his country by the doings of a few "wild men."

From Time Magazine Archive

Mauritania's Premier Moktar Quid Daddah, 35, was just back from Paris and Washington with a $66 million World Bank loan.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

When General Charles de Gaulle came to power, Daddah was Mauritania's only lawyer, and therefore the obvious man to lead his country to self-rule under the semiautonomous government allowed by the French in 1958.

From Time Magazine Archive

No," said Mary Jane, decidedly, "Daddah will come out and get some to-morrow, maybe.

From Mary Jane: Her Book by Judson, Clara Ingram