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

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With the money, Moktar Quid Daddah hopes to build himself a country.

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The son of a desert sheik, Daddah spent his youth following his father's camel flock.

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Mauritania's President Moktar Ould Daddah, for instance, had been overthrown by a military coup shortly before he was supposed to leave for Nouakchott Airport to catch a plane to Khartoum.

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"Doesn't he know it isn't time for dinner till Daddah comes home?" asked Mary Jane.

From Mary Jane: Her Book by Clara Ingram Judson

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