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

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Daddah took over, Mauritania had not even a capital; as part of the old French West Africa, it had been administered from St.-Louis, across the frontier in Senegal.

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President Moktar Ould Daddah, 37, is popular conservative who reflects Arab rather than African policies.

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